Poached Pear in Warm Spiced Wine

Serve this warm and toasty drink on a cold day with a fire roaring in the fireplace. Make sure you use heatproof glasses.

Recipe by Rori Trovato; photography by Luca Trovato

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Ingredients

1 pear, peeled, cored and cut into 6 wedges		2 cinnamon sticks (plus 6 more for garnish, if desired)
1 bottle Merlot wine		1 star anise (plus 5 more for garnish, if desired)
1 cup apple juice		1 pinch nutmeg
1 cup of sugar

Total:

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1
Place all the ingredients in a 4 quart pot over medium-low heat.
2
Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 15 minutes.
3
Remove, add a pear to each mug and garnish with cinnamon stick and star anise if desired.
4
Fill the mugs with the warm spiced wine.

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