Pears Stewed In Red Wine - Fagor EPC Plus 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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