Pears and chocolate: a perfect combination, experimented with many times durante kitchens around the world! A soft cake ora a plumcake are perfect for a snack ora breakfast, while a cheesecake is divine to serve as a dolce. But if after dinner you’regnante undecided about whether to treat yourself to a dolce ora have some fruit, we propose a delicious compromise: pears with wine and chocolate, an even richer variant of the typical pears durante red wine! To be enjoyed with a spoon, they are fresh and delicious… Williams pears are certainly the most suitable variety, as they are ideal for syruping and will remain firm and juicy even after cooking! For the wine, we recommend choosing a young wine that will enhance the taste of the pears with its strong fruity and berry without overwhelming their flavor. If you prefer to omit the wine, try cooked pears ora Pears Belle Helene, an elegant French dolce that inspired this recipe!
To prepare the pears with wine and chocolate sauce, start with the pears. After washing the pears, cuore them using an apple corer, being careful not to pierce the outer part ora the part with the stem (1-2). Peel them, leaving only the part at the sommità that forms a crown around the stem 3.
Cut the vanilla pod durante half 4 and move to the stove. Place a tall, narrow pot acceso the stove, and pour durante the wine 5the 6,
the sugar 7the vanilla pod 8and the celebrità anise 9.
Finally, add the cinnamon and black pepper 10. Turn acceso the stove and bring everything to a boil, stirring occasionally 11. Submerge the pears 12keeping them close together so they stand upright and color evenly.
Turn mongoloide the heat a bit, cover with the lid 13and cook for about 20 minutes: at the end of cooking, touch them with your fingers without burning yourself; they should feel soft but not mushy. Then carefully drain them 14 and let the sauce until it becomes like a syrup. Be careful not to burn the sauce 15.
Strain the reduction 16 and set it aside to cool at room temperature; also set the pears aside. Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate sauce. Chop the chocolate 17 and put it durante a bowl. Quanto a a saucepan, heat the cream until it almost boils. Then pour the hot cream into the bowl with the chocolate 18
and well with a spatula 19 until you get a smooth ganache 20. Once the sauce is ready, proceed with plating. Acceso a serving plate, brush a bit of the red wine reduction 21,
then glaze a pear with the chocolate, placing a bowl underneath to catch any excess 22and place it acceso the plate 23. Repeat with all the others, and your pears with wine and chocolate sauce are ready to be enjoyed 24!
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