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Thursday, October 09, 2008 

Poached Pears with Blackberry Pecan Sauce

Poached Pears with Blackberry Pecan SauceIngredients:
6 semi-firm Fresh Bartlett Pears
2 cups dry red raspberry wine*
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
1 cinnamon stick**
4 whole cloves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 cup toasted pecan nuts
1/4 tsp cornstarch

Preparation:
Peel, halve and core pears and set into a large bowl with the lemon/water mixture (to keep pears from changing color) and set aside. Combine wine & sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat - stir for 5 minutes until sugar is fully dissolved. Add cinnamon, cloves and butter and continue to stir until butter fully melted. Add pears (cored side up) and cover with lid, turn down heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes.

Remove pears and set aside. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and cloves. Add pecans and turn up heat to medium and keep stirring for 10 minutes or until sauce has reduced in half. Sprinkle in cornstarch and thoroughly mix in until sauce thickens.

To plate:
Place two poached pear halves onto small dish on a slight bias, then generously spoon the pecan blackberry sauce over top. Garnish with fresh mint.

*similar tart red fruit wines may be substituted
**or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

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