Rodelle Poached Pears With Sweet Syrupy Vanilla Wine Sauce

Thank Alton Brown for this delicious recipe. We used our vanilla beans to infuse this elegant pear recipe with even more rich vanilla flavor.

  • Easy
  • 60 mins
  • 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 bottle (750-ml) Riesling
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup Rodelle Vanilla Sugar
  • 1 Rodelle Vanilla Bean, split and scraped, reserve bean pod
  • 4 firm pears, peeled. Leave stems intact.
Uses
Directions
  1. Combine wine, water, Rodelle Vanilla Sugar, and scraped Rodelle Vanilla Bean seeds and pod in a 4-quart saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  3. Core the pears from the bottom and remove a thin slice from the bottom so that the pear will stand level and upright.
  4. Decrease the heat to medium-low and place the pears into the liquid.
  5. Cover and maintain a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, or until the pears are tender, but not falling apart.
  6. Remove the pears to a serving dish, standing them upright, and place in refrigerator.
  7. Remove vanilla bean pod from the saucepan, increase the heat to medium-high and reduce the syrup to approximately 1 cup (about 25-30 minutes). Do not let the syrup turn brown; although the vanilla sugar may introduce some amber coloring.
  8. Remove the syrup to a heatproof container and refrigerate until cool.
  9. To serve, spoon the sauce over the pears.