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Red wine poached pears recipe
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Ingredients
- 5 pears, peeled
- 1 bottle red wine
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- Sugar, to taste
- pinch nutmeg
- 150 g dark chocolate
- 1 punnet strawberries
Method
- Put the peeled pears in a saucepan with the red wine, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar to taste. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15–20 minutes, until the pears are just tender.
- Lift out the pears. Boil the poaching liquid until it reduces to a syrupy sauce.
- Melt the dark chocolate gently in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Dip each strawberry in the chocolate, place it on a lined plate and refrigerate until the coating sets.
- Halve the poached pears and serve them with the chocolate strawberries and reduced wine sauce.