Pears in Red Wine and Chocolate

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Pears in Red Wine and Chocolate

Try this Pears in Red Wine and Chocolate recipe, or contribute your own.

  • Preparing Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Served Person: 4
  • Carbohydrate 0 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fat 0 g
  • Fiber 0 g
  • Protein 0 g
  • Saturated Fat 0 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Serving (88g)
  • Sodium 0 mg
  • Sugar 0 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Calories 0 calories

Step-by-step

  • Versate vino, acqua e zucchero in una pentola abbastanza capiente da poter contenere le quattro pere che avete scelto. Aggiungete anche le spezie e portate a ebollizione.
  • Nel frattempo sbucciate le pere lasciando il picciolo intatto, togliete il torsolo e pareggiate la base delle pere in modo che possano stare in piedi.
  • Immergete le pere nello sciroppo di vino rosso, abbassate il fuoco e fatele cuocere per circa un’ora, coperte, controllandone la cottura. Alla fine dovranno essere morbide ma perfettamente integre. Lasciatele raffreddare e mettetele in frigo fino al giorno successivo.
  • Poco prima di servire le pere riportatele a temperatura ambiente e mettetele su un piatto, bagnandole con lo sciroppo speziato.
  • Sciogliete il cioccolato a bagnomaria, poi versate il latte caldo a filo e mescolate per creare una salsa liscia. Colate la salsa di cioccolato calda sulle pere e servite, portando in tavola altro cioccolato e lo sciroppo speziato per chi volesse aggiungerne ancora.

Unlike poached fruit served simply with cold cream, this dessert pairs structured tannins from red wine with a rich dairy ganache. Wine-poached fruit traces its roots back centuries in European cookery as a method for preserving autumn harvests in spiced syrups. Pears poached until tender-crisp absorb aromatics while maintaining structural integrity.

Choosing Accompaniments

Acidity cuts through heavy fats. Pair this dish with something crisp or dairy-based to balance the dense cocoa sauce. A dollop of unsweetened whipped cream adds necessary milk fat to temper the astringency of seventy-percent dark chocolate. Alternatively, serve shortbread cookies to introduce structural crunch against soft fruit flesh.

Temperature and Texture Dynamics

Thermal contrast defines the final presentation. Ensure the fruit rests at room temperature while the chocolate sauce maintains a fluid state around forty degrees Celsius. Pour the warm chocolate just before service so it coats the chilled fruit evenly without seizing. Store leftover fruit submerged in its spiced syrup inside an airtight glass container for up to forty-eight hours.