Spiced Poached Pears With Warm Chocolate Sauce
- 4 small, firm, pears
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 3 cloves
- 1 1 vanilla bean cut in half lengthwise (for this recipe you'll only need one half)
- 1 orange peel
- 75 grams dark chocolate
- 100 milliliters double cream
- Peel the pears and cut some of the bottom to flatten. In a small saucepan, place the pears, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, 1/2 vanilla bean, orange peel, honey and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until the pears are cooked (pierce with a toothpick to confirm).
- Meanwhile make the chocolate sauce. In a small saucepan, heat the cream without boiling. Break the chocolate into small pieces into a bowl. When the cream is hot, pour it over the chocolate and stir well until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Serve the pears still warm with the hot chocolate sauce on top. You can also add a scoop of vanilla ice cream (optional).
firm, cinnamon, anise, cloves, vanilla bean, orange peel, chocolate, cream
Taken from food52.com/recipes/64727-spiced-poached-pears-with-warm-chocolate-sauce (may not work)