Pears Poached In Red Wine With Chocolate Sauce
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Impress your guests with this elegant yet healthy dessert.
Ingredients
- 8 pears (Anjou or Bartlett are best) shopping list
- 4 cups red wine – (about one bottle; a fruity type is best) shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns shopping list
- 1 tablespoon orange zest (about 1 orange) shopping list
- 1/4 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips shopping list
How to make it
- Peel pears and core from the bottom, leaving stems intact.
- Mix red wine, sugar, peppercorns and orange zest in a saucepan just large enough to fit the pears into it, then place pears upright in the poaching liquid.
- Bring just barely to a boil, and then reduce to simmer.
- Partially cover and simmer until soft, about 1 hour.
- Remove from heat and allow pears to cool in the poaching liquid.
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- Just before serving, heat cream over medium-high heat in a small saucepan until just barely bubbling around the edges.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until completely melted.
- To serve, drizzle chocolate sauce on a dessert plate and set a poached pear in the center.
- Garnish with mint leaves if desired.
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You are right JM..So impressive.
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Oh so good an old favorite of mine
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