Pears Stewed In Red Wine - Fagor ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER User Manual

PEARS STEWED IN RED WINE

Serves 4, 4 + 4 minutes (Low Pressure)
A most elegant dessert when served with raspberry sauce and a fine ending to a
special dinner.
2 cups water
½ cup sugar
2 slices fresh lemon
2 whole cinnamon sticks
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
4 firm pears peeled but not cored, stems on
¾ cup red wine
1 cup frozen raspberries
¼ cup heavy cream
In the cooker, combine the water, sugar, lemon, cinnamon sticks and nutmeg.
Use the brown setting to simmer the syrup until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the
brown function. Place the peeled pears upright in a steamer basket, the bottoms
may need to be trimmed to make them stand upright. Lower the basket into
the cooker. Close the lid and press the LOW Pressure setting. Set the timer for
4 minutes. When done, release the pressure and open the cooker. Add the red
wine; close the lid and set the timer again for 4 minutes at low pressure. When
done, release the pressure and open the cooker. Remove the pears and transfer
them to a deep container. Use the brown setting to boil down the sauce until
syrupy. Turn off the cooker. When the sauce has cooled, pour over the pears and
keep at room temperature overnight.
To serve, defrost and purée the raspberries until smooth. Spoon ¼ cup of the
purée on four dessert dishes and place a pear upright in the center of each
dish. Spoon some syrup over each pear. Dribble 1 tablespoon of the cream in a
circle over the sauce. With the aid of a knife, swirl the cream into the sauce in an
attractive design.
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