Pear in wine (dessert) - French recipe

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Dessert is a worthy end to any festive banquet. It sort of sums up the conversation at the table. And I want the most pleasant aftertaste to remain from the celebration. It will be fully provided by a pear in wine. Refined and elegant dessert will not leave indifferent even the most captious gourmet. Of course, it is not suitable for a children's holiday, but adults will certainly appreciate this French recipe.

All about the pear

The main ingredient requires rigorous selection. Firstly, the fruit must have firm flesh, otherwise the pear in wine will turn into a nondescript porridge. For our purposes, winter varieties are ideal. Secondly, the fruits should have an elongated shape and be approximately the same size - this is already for aesthetics.

If you have planned a pear in wine as a dessert, the recipe allows for different versions and sets of spices. But the preparation of the fruit is always the same. Pears are washed, dried and peeled. Andtheir tail remains uncut - it’s more convenient to eat and looks prettier. The “ass” of the pear is carefully cut off so that it is stable. From the same side, the “insides” are removed - the seed box. The operation is carried out as carefully as possible so as not to damage the walls of the fruit.

Just languishing

Pears are cooked in red wine: it gives the dessert a nice burgundy hue. You can use even the most inexpensive dry varieties, although it’s probably not worth saving too much.

Half a standard bottle should be enough for four pears in wine. The dessert will be even tastier if the drink is flavored with spices: anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel. Adjust the ratio to your liking. You will also need to pour about half a glass of sugar into the wine.

Pears are placed in a tall saucepan and poured with the mixture made. If it does not completely cover the fruit, you can add water. When the “marinade” boils, the fire is screwed to a minimum, the vessel is closed with a lid and left on the stove until the pears are ready - for about a third of an hour. From time to time, fruit should be turned over for uniform coloring and cooking. When they soften, the pears are fished out and left to cool.

Pear in wine: oven recipe

For supporters of oven cooking, we can offer the following algorithm of actions. Pears (four pieces) are prepared in the manner described above and folded into a mold. They are sprinkled with sugar on top (preferably brown; you will needabout a quarter of a glass) and poured over two glasses of wine. Vanillin and orange juice with zest are used as spices - one citrus is enough. For a piquancy of taste, a pear in wine is flavored with another half a glass of walnuts. The form is placed in the oven for about half an hour. Periodically, pears are poured with syrup: this will provide the fruits with a delicious caramel crust.

Pear in wine is served chilled. Some prefer to drink it even cold, with a temperature at the level of ice cream.

Pickled fruits

Until now, we have considered "drunken pears", so to speak, instant. However, there is a French recipe, the implementation of which will take almost two days.

A pair of strong pears, prepared according to all the rules, are poured with a quarter liter of wine. Anise star, cinnamon stick and cardamom seed are added to it. The dish is hidden in the refrigerator for the whole day. Sometimes, when you remember, turn the fruit over to evenly soak.

Syrup is made on the second day. For him, 60 grams of sugar dissolve in a glass of water (this is about four full spoons); the container is placed on a small fire, and the syrup is brought to a boil with continuous stirring. After the final dissolution of sugar, a spoonful of fresh lemon juice is poured in, and after five minutes - wine marinade, in which pears languished. Almost immediately, fruits are dipped into the mixture and kept at a low boil for a quarter of an hour. When the contents of the saucepan have completely cooled down, itplaced in the refrigerator for another 24 hours. During this time, the pear in wine will be saturated with syrup and will become simply magical in taste. After expressing the liquid, the dessert is eaten with excitement.

Interesting stuffing

Pear in wine is delicious without additions. But you can make it a true masterpiece. To do this, you need to prepare "minced meat", which, after cooling, fills the cavity in the pear. For one fruit you will need a couple of dried figs, four dates, a tablespoon of mascarpone and a piece of chocolate. Chocolate and cheese are rubbed, dried fruits are chopped very finely. All components are mixed and placed in a baking bag - its use greatly facilitates the process of stuffing the dessert.

You can stop at another type of filling. For her, an incomplete glass of peeled walnuts is dried in a frying pan or in the oven, after which the kernels are ground into the smallest crumb and whipped with a glass of very thick, "bazaar" sour cream. You can replace it with the same mascarpone, if funds allow. Finally, the cream is flavored with the juice of one orange. And if it seems to you that the dessert is not sweet enough, then sugar. Although in most cases aging in wine with sugar is sufficient.

Curious variations

Wine, in which pears were prepared, should not be poured into the toilet - a waste of a valuable product. You can strain the liquid - and you get a very pleasant and almost non-alcoholic drink. You can leave the “marinade” to boil until thickened - and you will have a wonderful sauce at your disposal, which you can pour over the finisheddessert.

If you don't have the time or inclination to fiddle with stuffing, you can ennoble the already incomparable pears in red wine with chocolate. You just need to slowly melt half the tiles (based on the same four things) and pour over the fruit with a mass. They say that pears covered with white chocolate are especially elegant in taste and seductive in appearance.

Alternatively, you can stuff fruits with ice cream. Depending on the chosen delicacy, you can play with flavor notes. Pistachio, chocolate, vanilla - and every time a completely new experience.

Happy and delicious holiday!