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Ingredients

750ml Red wine

2 cinnamon sticks

Zest of 1/2 Lemon

Pinch of ground cloves

2 tbsp Cointreau

8 Forelle pears, peeled leaving stalks

300g Sugar

Serves

4

Preparation time

15 minutes

Cooking time

1 hour 20 minutes

Method

1. Place the red wine in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
2. Reduce the heat and add the cinnamon sticks, lemon zest, ground cloves and Cointreau and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add the pears and sugar.
4. Partly cover and simmer over a very low heat for 1 hour until the pears are tender.
5. Carefully remove the pears and place in a serving dish.
6. Strain the remaining red wine mixture and return to the saucepan. Bring to the boil and cook briskly until it reduces and thickens into a syrup.
7. Pour the red wine syrup over the pears. Serve warm or cold with Greek yoghurt or cream.