Pears Bordelaise
- 1 cup red Bordeaux wine
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 peeled whole pears
- 1 jar apple jelly
- Put wine and sugar in a pan and bring to a boil.
- When sugar has melted and syrup is well blended, add pears and poach them gently, spooning the liquid over them.
- Turn pears to cook evenly.
- When fruit is tender and well colored, remove to a bowl to cool.
- Add jelly to syrup and cook and blend for several minutes.
- Pour syrup over pears.
- Let them stand and become thoroughly chilled in the liquid before serving.
red bordeaux, sugar, apple jelly
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pears-bordelaise-101479 (may not work)