PEARS IN GINGER WINE

Pears In Ginger Wine

These pears, poached in ginger wine, are accompanied by delicate, crunchy almond wafers.

Ingredients

• 2 large oranges

• 1½ cups ginger wine

• ½ cup sugar

• 1½ cups water

• 6 firm ripe pears

Method

1 Use a potato peeler to finely peel the rind off one of the oranges, squeeze out the juice. Combine ½ cup orange juice, ginger wine, sugar and water and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Add the orange rind.

2 Leaving the stalks in place peel the pears and add to the ginger syrup, simmer gently for about 30 minutes or until the pears are tender.

3 Gently remove from the syrup with a slotted spoon. Boil the syrup until reduced by half and strain over the pears.

4 Serve warm or chilled with creme fraiche and almond wafers.