Poached Pears With Mascarpone

Name: Poached Pears With Mascarpone
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups dry white wine; 2 cups water; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 ripe but firm pears, peeled and cored but left whole; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder

By Florence Fabricant

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(29)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

4cups dry white wine
2cups water
⅓cup sugar
1cinnamon stick
6ripe but firm pears, peeled and cored but left whole
½cup mascarpone cheese
2teaspoons cocoa powder

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine the wine, water, sugar and cinnamon in a deep nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for five minutes.
Step 2
Add the pears and simmer 15 minutes, until the pears are just tender. Remove the pears from the liquid, draining them well, and place them in a bowl.
Step 3
Boil down the liquid until it is reduced to two cups and has become syrupy. Remove the cinnamon stick. Pour the liquid over the pears and refrigerate at least four hours or overnight.
Step 4
To serve, place each pear standing up in a deep dish or goblet. Pour some of the cooking liquid over each.
Step 5
Stir the mascarpone to smooth it, then spoon a generous dollop on top of each pear. It will begin to drip down the sides of the pear. Dust with sifted cocoa and serve.