Poached Pears in Red Wine

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Poached Pears in Red Wine Sauce

Pears with Vanilla Skyr, Blanched Almonds and Red Wine Sauce
Prep Time15 minutes
Cooking Time45 minutes
Resting Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Keyword: christmas desserts, pears in red wine, poached pears
Author: Annely
Servings: 3

Adjust servings here:

Equipment

  • cooking pot

Ingredients
 

  • 3 pears
  • 750 ml red wine
  • 1 orange
  • 1 cinnamon stick or use ground cinnamon
  • 10 cloves
  • 2 star anise
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 5 squares chocolate
  • 8 tbsp almonds
  • 250 ml vanilla Skyr or use vanilla yogurt

Instructions

  • Peel the pears. Cut them in halves and remove the core with a knife or melon baller.
  • Cut a slice of orange and insert the cloves into it. Juice the rest of the orange.
  • Add to a cooking pot; red wine, cinnamon, anise, vanilla essence, pears and orange juice.
  • Add a lid and simmer on low heat for about 45 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and let cool for at least 2-3 hours (preferably overnight) with the pears in the sauce.
  • Chop the almonds. Roast them in a frying pan over medium-high heat until golden. Set aside to cool.
  • Add around 1 ladle of the sauce to a saucepan. Add chocolate squares and sugar. Whisk on medium-high heat. Add a spoon of flour if you wish the sauce to be thicker.
  • Heat up the pears in the pan.

PLATING

  • Use a plate and add a couple of tablespoons of Skyr to the plate. Make swirls. Add the pears to the center. Use a tablespoon to sprinkle a bit of the chocolate-wine-sauce. Top with almonds

Enjoy!