Spiced poached pears in chocolate sauce

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Barney Desmazery

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Recipe by Barney Desmazery

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1. In a pan big enough to hold the pears snugly, tip in all the ingredients except the pears. Half fill the pan with water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 mins to infuse, drop in pears, cover and gently poach for about 30 mins until soft. Turn off the heat and set aside. The pears can be poached up to 2 days ahead and kept in the poaching syrup in the fridge.
2. To make the chocolate sauce, tip the chocolate into a heatproof bowl. Bring the cream, milk and cinnamon to the boil and pour over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted. To serve, drain the pears and, holding them by the stem, dip them in the chocolate sauce to completely cover. Serve each pear with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Pears with pork

Throwing wedges of pear in with a roast pork joint 20 mins before it's ready. Serve the roasted pears alongside the carved meat.

Per serving

642 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 41 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 6g, sugar 58g, salt 0.06 g

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Ingredients

FOR THE PEARS

• 750g golden caster sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 strips lemon zest (use a potato peeler)
• 1 star anise
• 1 vanilla pod , split lengthways
• 5 cloves
• piece fresh root ginger , peeled and sliced
• 4 ripe pears , peeled

FOR THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• 200g good-quality dark chocolate
• 142ml double cream
• 150ml full-fat milk
• pinch ground cinnamon
• vanilla ice cream , to serve

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 50 mins

Freeze pears and syrup only

Ingredients

FOR THE PEARS

• 750g golden caster sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 strips lemon zest (use a potato peeler)
• 1 star anise
• 1 vanilla pod , split lengthways
• 5 cloves
• piece fresh root ginger , peeled and sliced
• 4 ripe pears , peeled

FOR THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• 200g good-quality dark chocolate
• 142ml double cream
• 150ml full-fat milk
• pinch ground cinnamon
• vanilla ice cream , to serve

Per serving

642 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 41 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 6g, sugar 58g, salt 0.06 g

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