Pudds or Sweets-part of Robs Recipes!

[Northern Lass]

This is for the Poll on Pudds...vote here!

[Northern Lass]

Gardeners Pears in red wine....ugh! are leading at mo

come on Gardener wot were they like
I hate pears

[gardener]

Gardeners Pears in red wine....ugh! are leading at mo

come on Gardener wot were they like
I hate pears

Are you trying to influence the vote?
They are delicious each time I make them. Easy to make and you can do it early in the day and leave them in the fridge. And they just look lovely too.
I can offer an alternative recipe for you if you want - Take any fruit such as peaches or plums. Cut in half, remove stones and arrange in oven dish. Sprinkle with cane sugar. Break half a vanilla pod in two or three bits and tuck under the fruit. Bake at 180-200°C until soft (?20minutes). Serve with whipped cream/custard/icecream or plain yogurt.
Happy now?

[gardener]

Here is the real recipe of the month:

Pears in Red Wine

8 small hard pears (or fewer if you are fewer, I do 4 sometimes and then there is left over sauce which is good on vanilla ice-cream)
juice of 1/2 lemon
250 g sugar
150 ml water
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 clove
1 strip orange zest (use potato peeler to get it)
350 ml red wine

Peel the pears, leave the stem on but cut thin slice off the base so they stand up.
In a pan large enough to hold the pears upright in a single layer, mix sugar, water spices and orange zest. Bring to the boil, stirring sugar to dissolve.
Add papers, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add all but 4tablesp of the red wine, cook uncovered for 15-30 minutes. Pears should be soft but not falling to bits.
Transfer pears to serving dish, stand them on the cut end.
Reduce the cooking liquid by fast boiling until it is syrupy, then add the rest of the wine. Spoon over the pears. Cool. Spoon syrup over again. Chill til required.
Serve with whipped cream or icecream.

[Rob]

Hmmm,i can taste it already Dr.

[Northern Lass]

Ok well the Pears in Red wine are the winner by Gardener......great



Remember this time you can cook all 3 or just 1 or any combo
of
Starter
Main
Pudd

the choice is yours

Cooking starts 16 Nov to end Nov
back in Dec for your verdict