Pears Poached in Green Ginger Wine

Name: Pears Poached in Green Ginger Wine
Yield: For 4 People:
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 dessert pears. These should be roughly of equal size. Select a round-shaped pear, such as Rocha, Williams or Comice. Try to find pears that have a good stem; 500 ml green ginger wine; 500 ml water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 400 g granulated sugar; 2 strips lemon peel; A bowl of cold water with a large squeeze of lemon juice added; Piece of root ginger (about the size of your thumb) peeled and sliced

Preparation info

For
4
People:

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Three Chimneys

By Shirley Spear

Published 2010

About

Ingredients

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4 dessert pears. These should be roughly of equal size. Select a round-shaped pear, such as Rocha, Williams or Comice. Try to find pears that have a good stem
500 ml

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegan
Scotland
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Take a medium/large saucepan big enough for the pears to stand in.

Pour the water into the pan, add the lemon peel and root ginger.

Dissolve the sugar in the water over a medium heat.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minu