Poached Pears in red wine
Ingredients
4 firm pears
400ml of red wine
80g sugar
1 cinnamon stick
200g dry figs
lemon rind


Preparation
Peel the pears leaving the stick intact. Place them in a deep pot. Add the sugar, cinnamon stick and a piece of lemon rind and the dry figs cut in small pieces. Pour the red wine over the other ingredients.

Allow the wine to boil, cover the pot and simmer until the pears are cooked but still firm. Remove the pears and let the sauce simmer until it looks syrupy.

Place the pears in a dish and pour the sauce over them.