Stoofperen met Rode Wijn (Red Wine-Poached Pears)

A simple, but delicious recipe for poached pears in red wine. You only need a handful of ingredients. You can eat the pears as a dessert, warm or cold, but in the Netherlands we traditionally eat stewed pears as a side dish for Christmas. I prefer them cold.

Step: 1

Place pears in a saucepan. Add sugar, orange peel, and cinnamon stick. Pour in red wine to cover pears completely. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently until pears are soft and deep red in color, about 2 1/2 hours.

Step: 2

Transfer pears to a serving plate using a slotted spoon. Serve the pears warm or cold.

Per Serving: 379 calories; protein 1g; carbohydrates 62.8g; fat 0.3g; sodium 9.7mg.

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