Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 Bosc Pears, peeled
  • 3 cups red wine, any would do but goes best with fruity reds like Shiraz, Lambrusco or Zinfandel
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • juice from half a lemon
  • vanilla bean, split, seeded
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half

Instruction

  • Pour lemon juice all over bosc pears then set aside.
  • In a small sauce pan combine red wine, white sugar, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick. Bring it to a boil then add the pears. Simmer for 12-15 minutes on one side then further 12-15 minutes on the other side.
  • Remove pears from sauce pan then set it aside to cool.
  • Simmer the left over syrup until they are reduced in half the amount, pour sauce over pears serve warm or chilled (I want mine chilled).