Instructions: Peel the pears without removing the stems and place them in a deep sauce pan. In another sauce pan, bring the merlot, lime juice, brown sugar, zests, vanilla bean, and enough water to cover the pears to a boil. Pour the liquid over the pears and simmer very slowly until just tender (10 to 15 minutes). Remove the pears carefully to a serving dish. rapidly reduce the remaining liquid by boiling down to about a cup. Pour over pears.

Present on a bed of whipping cream sprinkled with cinnamon.

Yield: 4 servings.

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