The poached pears in red wine recipe makes for a classic French dessert. Easy to make and absolutely delicious. Our French Xmas table wouldn’t be complete without them.

You need

• Large pan

Ingredients

• 6 pears
• 750ml red wine (for cooking)
• 1 lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cloves
• 1 vanilla stick or 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp sugar

Step by step

• Peel and core the pears. Cut them into halves.
• Add the wine and sugar in the pan.
• Slice the lemon and add it to the mixture.
• Add the cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla.
• Place the pears in the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or until pears are tender.
• Transfer the pears to a serving plate.
• Keep the liquid boiling until it becomes syrupy (might take a while…).
• Pour the sauce (filtered) over the pears.
• Serve it with a bit of crème patisserie or vanilla ice-cream.

  Your shopping basket

• 6 pears – £3.23
• 1 lemon – £0.40
• Spices – £1.99
• Total basket £5.62 | Cost of ingredients (6 servings) £5.62 | Per serving £0.94