• 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