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Atlantic Dry Mead Poached Pears
Poached pears in Atlantic Dry Mead with star anise, cinnamon, and clove.
Ingredients
- 4 pears
- 500ml Atlantic Dry Mead
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 star anise
Method
- Pour the mead into a saucepan – the pan should be narrow enough so that the pears just fit standing upright.
- Add the cinnamon, star anise, and cloves.
- Peel the pears, leaving the stalks on.
- Heat gently on the stove and simmer until pears are tender and easily pierced with a knife – about 20 minutes.
- Remove pears from poaching liquid and set aside.
- Increase the heat and boil the poaching liquid until it reduces to a lovely, spiced syrup.
- Serve the pears warm, drizzled with the syrup, and with a generous scoop of vanilla ice-cream or natural yoghurt.
Caroline Hayes
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