POACHED PEARS WITH WARM CHOCOLATE PEAR SAUCE
Serves: 9
POACHED PEARS WITH WARM CHOCOLATE PEAR SAUCE
Cook time: 50 MinTotal time: 50 Min
Ingredients
- 1 cup pear nectar
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 4 ripe Bartlett pears - peeled, halved and cored
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Instructions
- Combine pear nectar, white wine, sugar, vanilla bean, and ginger in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup comes to a boil. Add the pears to the syrup, cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the pears are tender about 10 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pears to a plate. Increase the heat to high and boil the poaching liquid until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, add the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate melts and the sauce is smooth.
- To serve, place 1 warm pear half, cut side up, on each plate. Top with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate-pear sauce.
Jamie Gwen
Jamie is a Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu Graduate, a Syndicated Radio Host, Certified Sommelier, Public Speaker and 7-Time Cookbook Author.
To support restaurants, I re-released my digital cookbook at $5.99 and will donate all proceeds from the sale of the book to the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund, set-up by the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation.