Five-Spice Poached Pears in Wine
A Chinese-inspired dessert flavored with Chinese five-spice powder. Make it in advance and serve it warm, at room temperature, or refrigerated. If using unripe pears, poach them a little longer. Gluten-free, soy-free, vegetarian.
⏱️ Prep: 10 min🍳 Cook: 60 min
Ingredients
| 3 | Ripe pears, cored and sliced into 24 wedges | |
| 1 bottle | Fruit-flavored dessert wine | |
| 3 tablespoons | 45 ml | Crushed and chopped fresh ginger |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | Chinese five-spice powder |
Instructions
- In a shallow pan, place the pears, dessert wine, ginger, and five-spice powder. Add more wine or water to just cover the pears.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook the pears for about 30 minutes, turning them once, until the liquid is reduced by half and the pears are easily pierced with a fork.
- Transfer the pears to a covered bowl and refrigerate.
- Reduce the sauce by half again, over medium heat, for about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool, depending on the desired temperature for serving.
- Serve the pears with cold or room temperature syrup.
Substitution tip: Any sweet wine can be used instead of dessert wine. Another good option is ice wine, which is a sweet wine made from grapes that have been frozen on the vine.