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Adam Liaw’s mulled wine pears

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw

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Mulled wine pears.
Mulled wine pears.William Meppem

The warm spices of mulled wine combine with winter pears for a simple but classic dessert.

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Ingredients

  • 500ml red wine (or non-alcoholic wine)

  • ¼ cup maple syrup

  • 1 orange, thickly sliced

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 6 whole cloves

  • 2 cardamom pods

  • 1 star anise

  • 6 small, firm pears

  • unsweetened whipped cream, to serve

Method

  1. Step 1

    Place all the ingredients except the pears into a medium saucepan, large enough for the pears to just fit in upright in a single layer. Peel the pears, leaving them whole, and place them directly into the poaching liquid. Add up to a cup of water, if needed, to ensure the liquid reaches most of the way up the side of the pears. Bring the liquid to a slow simmer and simmer, covered with a sheet of round baking paper, for 30 minutes until the pears are tender. As they simmer, rotate the pears gently to cook them evenly.

  2. Step 2

    Allow the pears to cool in the liquid for at least 15 minutes, then remove and place them in a bowl. Discard the orange slices and return the poaching liquid to a simmer until it’s reduced to around the consistency of maple syrup.

  3. Step 3

    Serve the pears with the syrup and whipped cream.

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Adam LiawAdam Liaw is a cookbook author and food writer, co-host of Good Food Kitchen and former MasterChef winner.

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