Red Wine Poached Asian Pear with Honey and Ginger

A healthy, elegant Asian-inspired dessert featuring tender pear poached in fragrant red wine, infused with ginger and a touch of honey for natural sweetness.

Steps

1. Peel the Asian pear, leaving the stem intact, and core the bottom if desired. 2. In a small saucepan, combine red wine, honey, lemon juice, ginger slice, and star anise. 3. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat. 4. Add the pear to the simmering wine and poach for 15-20 minutes, turning occasionally until tender but not mushy. 5. Remove the pear and set aside. 6. Continue simmering the wine mixture until it reduces to a syrupy consistency, about 5-7 minutes. 7. Discard ginger and star anise. 8. Drizzle the reduced syrup over the poached pear and serve warm or chilled.

1 small Asian pear 100 ml red wine (dry or semi-dry) 1 tsp honey 1 slice fresh ginger (about 1 cm) 1 tsp lemon juice A pinch of star anise (optional)