red wine poached pears with mascarpone

Name: Red wine poached pears with mascarpone
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 whole Bosc pears, peeled with stems intact; 1 bottle dry red wine (like Merlot or Cabernet); 1 hefty cup granulated sugar; 1 long cinnamon stick; 2 pods star anise; 4 whole cloves; 1 strip orange peel; 1 big tub mascarpone cheese; 1 splash heavy cream; 1 large handful walnut halves; 1 knob unsalted butter; 2 spoonfuls sugar for caramelizing nuts

recipe by

thehackneyhost

dessertFrench6 servingsvegetariangluten free

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•6 whole Bosc pears, peeled with stems intact
•1 bottle dry red wine (like Merlot or Cabernet)
•1 hefty cup granulated sugar
•1 long cinnamon stick
•2 pods star anise
•4 whole cloves
•1 strip orange peel
•1 big tub mascarpone cheese
•1 splash heavy cream
•1 large handful walnut halves
•1 knob unsalted butter
•2 spoonfuls sugar for caramelizing nuts