RECIPES
69
PEARS STEWED IN RED WINE
Serves 4
Ingredients:
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
Directions:
1. In the cooker, combine water, sugar, lemon, cinnamon sticks and nutmeg.
Use the Brown setting to simmer the syrup until the sugar dissolves. Turn off
the Brown feature.
2. 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 turn the knob to Pressure. Set the timer for 4 minutes and
cook at LOW pressure.
3. When done, release the pressure and open the cooker. Add the red wine;
close the lid and set the timer again for 4 minutes and cook at LOW pressure.
4. 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.
5. 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. Drizzle 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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