Pears Baked In Samos Wine With Orange Zest And Pistachios( Achlathia Sto Fourno ) -

Pears Baked In Samos Wine With Orange Zest And Pistachios
( Achlathia Sto Fourno )

You should be able to find skinned unsalted pistachios in Middle Eastern shops and some supermarkets. If not, plunge in boiling water for 2 minutes, and pop from their skins.

Ingredients

6 green pears, about 150-200 g (5-7 oz) each
1 lemon
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
50 g (2 oz) sugar
75 g (3 oz) unsalted pistachio nuts, skinned and roughly chopped
250 ml (8 fl oz) Samos or other muscat wine

Details

Serves: 6

Method

1.Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact, and sprinkle a little lemon juice over each one.


2.Mix the orange zest, sugar and chopped pistachios together in a bowl. Place the pears close together in an earthenware or ovenproof glass dish and sprinkle the nut mixture over them. Pour in the wine.


3.Cover the dish with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 180 C (350 F, gas 4) for about 30 minutes or until tender. Remove from the oven and cool. If you like the syrup thick, drain it into a small saucepan and boil to reduce it to the required consistency, then pour back over the pears.

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