Pears Poached In Red Wine With Chocolate Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Impress your guests with this elegant yet healthy dessert. Ingredients:
8 pears (anjou or bartlett are best) |
4 cups red wine – (about one bottle; a fruity type is best) |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns |
1 tablespoon orange zest (about 1 orange) |
1/4 cup heavy cream |
1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips |
Directions:
1. Peel pears and core from the bottom, leaving stems intact.
2. 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.
3. Bring just barely to a boil, and then reduce to simmer.
4. Partially cover and simmer until soft, about 1 hour.
5. Remove from heat and allow pears to cool in the poaching liquid.
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7. Just before serving, heat cream over medium-high heat in a small saucepan until just barely bubbling around the edges.
8. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until completely melted.
9. To serve, drizzle chocolate sauce on a dessert plate and set a poached pear in the center.
10. Garnish with mint leaves if desired.
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