Photo: Poached Pears Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Peel from 1/2 orange
- Juice of 1/2 orange
- 8 small pears
- Quick Chocolate Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups water, sugar, cinnamon stick, orange peel, and orange juice to a boil.
Peel the pears, leaving the stem intact. Core the pears from the bottom using a corer or vegetable peeler.
Add the pears to the simple syrup, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the pears are tender, but not mushy, about 15 minutes. Chill the pears in the syrup.
Place the pear standing up on a dessert plate and drizzle with the chocolate sauce.
Quick Chocolate Sauce:
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream to hot, but not boiling in the microwave, about 15 to 20 seconds. Pour over the chocolate chips and let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Mix until smooth and serve.
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By aradiap
on December 27, 2011
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This was such an elegant dessert. And my boyfriend-- who is really picky about desserts- asked for seconds! He said that he liked its simplicity and that it wasn't too sweet or too rich. Of course for seconds we tried the pears warm with a side of vanilla ice-cream and the chocolate sauce. *drool*
By amartin52
on December 24, 2011
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OK, I'm not a fan of fuss budget recipes, so I was a little skeptical going in to this recipe. However, these poached pears were simple, the chocolate sauce was a cinch, and the presentation was stunning. I'm hooked. Now I am thinking about ways to play with the basic recipe - hmmm. ?Maybe cinnamon redhots. Thank you, Melissa -- I really learned something today!
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