Recipes
Pears poached in wine
Orange zest adds a zing to this treat of soft pears drizzled with chocolate and crunchy nuts
Orange zest adds a zing to this treat of soft pears drizzled with chocolate and crunchy nuts
Cook: 35 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: £2.45 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 264g serving contains
Energy
1856kj
444kcal
1856kj
444kcal
22%
Fat
21.9g
21.9g
High
31%
31%
Saturates
11.1g
11.1g
Med
56%
56%
Sugars
47.5g
47.5g
High
53%
53%
Salt
0.03g
0.03g
Low
1%
1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
703kj/168kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
703kj/168kcal
Ingredients
750ml bottle white wine, such as Riesling
100g demerara sugar
Zest 1 orange
2 cinnamon sticks
1tbsp vanilla bean paste
4 pears, peeled and cored from the base, but left whole
100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
75ml double cream
40g pistachios, chopped
Method
1
Put the wine into a deep pan with the sugar, zest, cinnamon and vanilla. Add the pears and top up with about 100ml water until the pears are covered.
2
Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 20-25 mins until tender. Remove the pears from the poaching liquid and set aside.
3
Heat the chocolate in the microwave in 30 sec bursts until melted; stir in the cream until smooth. Serve the pears warm or cold in a little of the syrup, topped with the chocolate sauce and pistachios.