Name: Red wine pears with chocolate crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Red wine pears; 3 cup red wine; 1 cup sugar; 1 bay leaf; 4 cardamom pods; 4 peeled, cored, cut into thick chunks pears; cream, to serve; Crumble; 2/3 cup plain flour; 100 gram chopped butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup flaked almonds; 100 gram chopped dark chocolate 70% cocoa

Ingredients

Red wine pears

3 cup red wine

1 cup sugar

1 bay leaf

4 cardamom pods

4 peeled, cored, cut into thick chunks pears

cream, to serve

Crumble

2/3 cup plain flour

100 gram chopped butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flaked almonds

100 gram chopped dark chocolate 70% cocoa

Method

Red wine pears with chocolate crumble

1.In a medium saucepan, combine wine, sugar, bay leaf and cardamom. Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and add pears. Cover surface with a sheet of baking paper, weighing down with a plate. Simmer gently for 25- 30 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Lightly grease a shallow 6-cup ovenproof dish.

3.Transfer pears to dish with 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid.

4.Make Crumble using method below.

5.Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden. Serve warm, with cream.

Crumble

6.Sift flour into a bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar, almonds and chocolate. Sprinkle evenly over fruit mixture.

If you’d like to make a sauce to accompany this crumble, simmer the leftover cooking liquid from the pears until it’s reduced by half and slightly syrupy.
Note

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