Low Fat Pears In Sauterne Recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cup sauterne

-- or other semi-dry white wine

1/3 cup granulated sugar

3 strips lemon zest

--1 inch by 1/2 inch

1 bay leaf

1 vanilla bean

4 bartlett pears

Method

1.Pour sauterne into a soaked 3-quart clay pot or a Dutch oven.

Add the sugar, lemon zest and bay leaf 2.

Place vanilla bean on a work surface.

With the tip of a small sharp knife, slit bean lengthwise.

With the knife, scrape out the seeds; add them to the clay pot.

Seeds may cling together.

3.Peel pears, leaving stems intact.

Using a melon baller, core pears by scooping out from the bottom.

4.Stand pears in the clay pot.

Cover pot and place it in a cold oven.

Set oven to 425°F and bake until the pears are soft when pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes.

5.Place pears on 4 dessert plates.

Pour cooking liquid into a small saucepan.

Bring to a boil over high heat and boil until the liquid is slightly syrupy, about 5 to 8 minutes.

Spoon over the pears and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Preparation time: About 20 to 25 minutes.

Cooking time: About 35 to 38 minutes.

Per serving: About 319 cal, 1 g pro, 52 g car, 1 g fat, 2% cal from fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sod, 4 g fiber.

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