Name: Pears poached in saffron and white wine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 6 pears small; 750 ml wine white; 1 pinch saffron; 160 ml sugar; 75 ml cream; 150 g dark chocolate; 50 g pistachio nuts crushed; ice cream vanilla bean

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Ingredients (8)

6	pears — small
750 ml	wine — white
1 pinch	saffron
160 ml	sugar

CHOCOLATE GANACHE:

75 ml	cream
150 g	dark chocolate

TO SERVE:

50 g	pistachio nuts — crushed
	ice cream — vanilla bean

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Method:

Bring the cream to the boil in small sauce pan, turn the heat right down and break in the chocolate. Stir until you have a silky chocolate ganache.

Pour into a bowl and put in the fridge to set.

Core and peal the pears. Put pears into a deep saucepan, pour in sugar, wine, water and saffron.

Cover and simmer for 20-25 min, turning pears occasionally to ensure even colouring, until pears are just soft, but not mushy, remove pears and boil syrup uncovered for a further 15 minutes until reduced and thickened.

Serve warm or cold with spoons of ice cream, chocolate ganache, syrup and crushed pistachios.

Recipe reprinted with permission of Kate Liquorish. To see more recipes, please click here.

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