Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat wine, sugar, water, peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, vanilla bean and lemon zest to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
- Meanwhile, remove the pear cores with a melon baller.
- Add pears to saucepan; reduce heat to a simmer. Poach the pears until tender enough for a knife to pierce them without resistance, at least 20 minutes, longer if the pears are less ripe.
- Let pears cool in the poaching liquid, about 15 minutes.
- Place the pears on a serving platter.
- Strain the poaching liquid through a sieve into a large saucepan; discard the solids. Heat the liquid to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Serve the pears drizzled with the warm syrup.