Poached pears with berry sauce

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6 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 40 mins
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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (10)

300.00 ml apple juice — or grape juice
25.00 g brown sugar
6.00 pears — ripe, peeled and left whole with stalks intact
1.00 lemon — zest only
1.00 cinnamon — sticks
6.00 cloves — whole
225.00 g blackcurrants — tinned or frozen, defrosted
15.00 ml cornflour
30.00 ml creme de cassis — or blackcurrant liqueur
fresh mint — to decorate
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Method:

Gently heat apple or grape juice and sugar in a saucepan until sugar has dissolved, stirring continuously. Add pears, lemon rind, cinnamon stick and cloves and stir. Cover and bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, until pears are cooked and tender. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a serving dish, cover and keep warm.
Remove and discard lemon rind, cinnamon stick and cloves. Add blackcurrants to pan, cover, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally.
Blend cornflour with crème de cassis and stir into blackcurrant sauce. Heat gently, stirring continuously, until sauce comes to the boil and thickens slightly. Pour sauce over pears and decorate with the mint sprigs. Serve warm or cold with plain yoghurt. Serves 6.



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