Red Wine Pears With Chocolate Crumble

• 3 cups red wine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 None bay leaf
• 4 None cardamom pods
• 4 None pears, peeled, cored and cut into thick chunks
• None None Heavy cream, to serve
• None None FOR THE CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 7 tbsp butter, chopped
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped

1. Combine wine, granulated sugar, bay leaf and cardamom in a medium saucepan. Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Add pears. Reduce heat to low. Cover surface with a sheet of parchment paper, weighing down with a plate. Simmer gently for 25-30 mins.
2. Meanwhile, for the crumble, sift flour into a medium bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in brown sugar, almonds and chocolate.
3. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Transfer pears to prepared dish. Add 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Sprinkle evenly with crumble.
4. Bake for 25-30 mins, until golden. Serve warm with cream.

red wine, sugar, bay leaf, cardamom pods, heavy cream, chocolate crumble, flour, butter, brown sugar, almonds, bittersweet chocolate

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