Red Wine Poached Pears
This dessert is very easy to prepare, uses seasonal ingredients and has a spiced flavor that will end your dinner in a sophisticated way. Moreover, it is light and fully vegan, which will make you enjoy it without feeling too guilty.
Ingredients
- 4 pears
- 3 cups red wine (one 750 ml bottle)
- ½ cup white sugar (100 gr)
- 4 cloves
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 strips of orange zest
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate (100 gr)
Instructions
- Pour the wine in a pot and add the spices (star anise, cinnamon, cloves), the orange zest and the sugar. Warm it up a little and mix.
- Once the sugar is melted, add the pears and bring to a boil. Set the heat on low, and let them cook for 20 minutes, turning them halfway through.
- After 20 minutes turn the heat off and let the pears rest for 1 hour.
- Once the hour has passed, melt some chocolate over a bain-marie or in the microwave.
- Slowly add about half a cup of wine to the melted chocolate, to obtain a fluid cream, not too thin.
- Place one pear on a plate, garnish it with the melted chocolate and enjoy your red wine poached pears!