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Red Wine-Poached Pears with White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream

Name: Red Wine-Poached Pears with White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 4 firm pears (peeled); 750 ml red wine; 100 g sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 0.5 tsp black peppercorns; 100 g white chocolate; 250 g mascarpone; 3.5 tbsp milk (Source gives a range of 3 to 4 tbsp; use as needed to reach a soft, silky texture.); olive oil (Good olive oil, for drizzling to serve)

Recipe by ◡̈ Emma @dinewithemma · Instagram

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Tender pears are gently poached in spiced red wine, which is reduced to a glossy syrup. Serve them with soft white chocolate mascarpone cream and a finishing drizzle of olive oil.

4 servings50 minEuropean

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Ingredients

4 firm pears (peeled)
750 ml red wine
100 g sugar
1 cinnamon stick
0.5 tsp black peppercorns
100 g white chocolate
250 g mascarpone
3.5 tbsp milk (Source gives a range of 3 to 4 tbsp; use as needed to reach a soft, silky texture.)
olive oil (Good olive oil, for drizzling to serve)

Steps

1
In a saucepan, combine the red wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, and black peppercorns. Bring to a simmer.
2
Add the peeled pears and poach gently for 20 to 30 minutes, until tender.
3
Lift the pears out of the wine and set them aside to cool.
4
Continue reducing the poaching wine until it becomes a glossy syrup.
5
Melt the white chocolate.
6
Whip the melted white chocolate with the mascarpone and milk until the cream is soft and silky.
7
Spoon the mascarpone cream onto plates. Add a pear to each plate, spoon over the wine syrup, and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.