
Pear stewed with saffron wine - a sweet dish worthy of golden herbs
Wine stewed pears are not only a new and attractive dessert, but also have a cooling effect, especially suitable for holidays, Tet or as the end for a luxurious party.
This dessert from France has the ability to stimulate the digestive system, bringing a feeling of lightness after a meal of many protein dishes. Now, a little saffron is added to make pear stewed wine even more delicious, nutritious, luxurious and noble. The combination of sophistication in European cuisine with mystery from the Middle East will bring unexpected effects.
How to prepare pear stew with saffron wine
Ingredient:

The pears used are hard, crunchy, with the stem intact. (Photo: Theflavorbender)
1/2 tbsp (tbsp) cardamom seeds
40ml red wine
150g sugar
1/4 tsp (tsp) saffron
4 crunchy, hard pears
1.5 tbsp yellow lemon juice
1 pinch of salt
Perform:
- Use a pestle or the bottom of the pan to lightly pound the cardamom seeds to separate the seeds without dropping the core inside.
- Put the wine, sugar, lemon juice, salt, cardamom and saffron in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook while stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Lower heat and cook until simmering.

Pear stewed with saffron wine helps stimulate digestion, suitable after protein-rich parties. (Photo: Bonappetit.com)
- Peel pears, leave the stem intact, put in the pot. You can add a little water so that the pears are completely submerged in the wine mixture. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, turning the pears occasionally to infuse.
- After the above time, the pears are ripe, soaked in the wine but not crushed, gently scooped out onto a plate.

After the stewing time, the pear is ripe but not crushed, keeping the shape of the fruit.
(Photo: Theflavorbender)
- Increase the heat of the stove, continue to boil the wine until the water thickens. Cooking time can be about 10-15 minutes to have wine syrup.
- Pears are put in the refrigerator to cool and the flesh of the fruit is firm. When serving, drizzle the syrup on top. Serve with crackers or vanilla ice cream.
Information source: Bonappetit.com
The secret to the perfect saffron stewed pear
Because pears take a long time to cook and refrigerate, the secret is to prepare and cook this dish about 8 hours before serving. The wine part should use a wine that is not sweet. If using regular wine, you can increase or decrease the amount of sugar according to taste.

Use genuine saffron to have the desired sweet dish, right level.
(Photo: Theflavorbender)
To ensure the taste, sophistication, elegance and nutrients of this dessert, you use the most standard ingredients, from pears, wine to saffron . The standard ingredients are a prerequisite for a successful dish from flavor, taste to shape and color.
In particular, saffron is a product that is easy to buy fake goods, floating goods with many different prices. Therefore, seek out genuine dealers to get the best saffron for this aristocratic breakfast.
Refer to the ways to cook with saffron :
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- Saffron rose pudding – a unique dish for precious guests when Tet comes and spring comes
- Saffron yogurt flan – the perfect dessert from Saffron Palace
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