Poached Winter Fruit

February 01, 2017

Poached Winter Fruit

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ½ cups Malbec or other red wine
  • 1 ½ pounds small Asian pears (or persimmons or apples)
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 1 cup Maple Dark Balsamic
  • a 2" strip of orange zest

Peel, stem, and quarter the fruit. Add all ingredients to a large, heavy pot. Simmer on over low heat until the fruit is tender and the wine mixture has reduced by half.

Serve the fruit and its syrup over ice cream, puddings, pancakes, oatmeal, yogurt or enjoy them by themselves.





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