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Spiced Red Wine Pears with Coffee-Chocolate Sauce
For the pears:
- 4 pears
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
For the coffee-chocolate sauce:
- 3/4 cup fresh cream
- 100g 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup strong coffee
- 2 Tbs golden syrup
- Vanilla Ice cream to serve
To make the pears
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Add the red wine, cup of sugar and spices to a saucepan and heat through until the sugar is dissolved.
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(Tip: You want the pears to fit tightly and the red wine to cover them, so use a smallish saucepan.)
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Peel the pears (Tip: Leave the stems on, it makes them easier to pick up and pretty to boot).
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Place pears in red wine and boil over low heat until the pears are soft.
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(Tip: Yes, I’m full of them today… use slightly under-ripe pears so they stand up to the boiling.)
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Once soft, turn off and leave pears in the red wine so they continue to soak up flavour.
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You can serve the pears either cold or at room temperature.
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To make the chocolate sauce: Chop chocolate.
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Heat cream until just below boiling point.
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Remove from heat and add the chocolate.
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Stir until it’s melted, then add the coffee and syrup and stir well.
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Allow to cool to room temperature.
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Serve pears with a generous dollop of ice cream and a jug of chocolate sauce on the side.