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Pears in Red Wine with Walnuts

Name: Pears in Red Wine with Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 pears peeled; 2 cups red wine; ½ cup sugar; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 star anises; 1 tsp orange zest; 2 tbsp walnuts

Pears poached in red wine with spices and walnuts

⏱ 45 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

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In a pot, bring the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, star anise and orange zest to a boil.
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Place the pears in the liquid and cook over low heat 30 minutes, until it is tender.
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3
Remove the pears and reduce the sauce.
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Serve the pears with the sauce and the walnuts.

162calories

1 gprotein

25 gcarbs

1 gfat

● protein 2%● carbs 87%● fat 10%

Per serving (160 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Pears: measured in pieces: one ≈ 170 g · 57 kcal per 100 g · More about Pears →
Red wine: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 85 kcal per 100 g · More about Red wine →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Cinnamon: 1 tbsp = 7 g · 247 kcal per 100 g · More about Cinnamon →
Star anise: measured in pieces: one ≈ 0.5 g · 337 kcal per 100 g · More about Star anise →
Orange zest: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 97 kcal per 100 g · More about Orange zest →
Walnuts: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 654 kcal per 100 g · More about Walnuts →

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)

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