Tuga Pops − Friday, January 7, 2022, 4 Years ago in Dessert Recipes
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Delicious and Easy Drunk Pears Recipe

Delicious and easy drunk pears (peras bêbedas saborosas), are cooked in a syrup with sugar, spices and in this case, port wine.
50 min 6 servings Very Easy Prep time 10 min Cooking Time 40 min

Ingredients

3/4 cup of sugar1 and 3/4 cups of Red wine1 lemon peel1 cinnamon stick1 star anise6 small rock pears1/4 cup of Port wine

Directions

  1. Place the sugar, red wine, lemon peel, cinnamon stick and star anise in a small saucepan.
  2. Peel the pears leaving only the stalk and place them in the pan.
  3. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for about 30 minutes or until tender.
  4. Turn the pears from time to time.
  5. Remove the pears to a bowl and set aside.
  6. Add the Port wine to the syrup and let it boil until it reduces and starts to thicken.
  7. Remove the lemon peel, cinnamon stick and anise star and pour the syrup over the pears and let it cool.

Adapted from a Recipe by: Pingo Doce

Nutritional Facts (Per Serving)

Calories
214 kcal
Fat
1 g
Carbs
43 g
Protein
1 g

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Comments (2)

Flynn
Flynn
This is a spectacular recipe! The syrup is absolutely delicious and the pears came out beautifully. Thank you for sharing this!
4 Years ago, Sunday, October 30, 2022

Tuga Pops
Tuga Pops
Great to hear, thank you for the feedback. 🙂
4 Years ago, Sunday, October 30, 2022

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