Saffron & cinnamon poached pears

Ingredients

• 3 green pears - Peel the pears; either all of the skin or peel to create a pattern as you like. Leave the stem intact.
• 1 tsp saffron threads
• 3-4 small sticks of cinnamon
• 1/2 lemon - squeeze the juice out and peel the skin into small pieces
• 1/4 cup white/brown sugar
• 2 cups of water.

Preparation

• Rub lemon juice all over the pears.
  
  Add all ingredients into a pan (including the pears) and simmer.
  
  Continue to cook, turning the pears occasionally so that they become saturated evenly.
  
  When the pears becomes tender, remove and place on a serving plate.
  
  Continue simmering the syrup, depending on how thick you like the syrup to be.
  
  Pour the syrup on top of the pears before serving.

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