White Wine Pear

Ingredients

• 4 pears (e.g., Williams Christ)
• 375 ml white wine
• zest of 1 lemon (unprocessed)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 50 g sugar
• 50 g chopped pistachios
• 300 g raspberries
• 1 packet vanilla sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact. Simmer the white wine with lemon zest, cinnamon stick, and sugar for 5 minutes.

2. 2.

   Add the pears to the simmering liquid and steam for 6-8 minutes; the pears should not fall apart.

3. 3.

   Remove the pears from the broth and reduce the liquid into a syrupy consistency. Brush the pears with the syrup and roll them in pistachios.

4. 4.

   Rinse the raspberries. Reserve some whole berries, then strain the rest through a sieve. Sweeten with vanilla sugar.

5. 5.

   Arrange the pears on a plate with raspberry sauce and garnish with remaining fresh raspberries. Serve immediately.