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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 1 large pear
- 6 whole dried apricots, chopped
- 1/2 ounce fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Method
- In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar, the rum, and 1/2 cup water and simmer the mixture for 2 minutes.
- Add the pear, peeled, halved, and cored, and the apricots and poach the fruit, covered, spooning the syrup over the pear occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pear is tender.
- In a small heavy saucepan combine the chocolate, 2 tablespoons water, and the vanilla and heat the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until it is smooth.
- Transfer the pear halves to a work surface, cut them diagonally, into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and fan them onto 2 plates.
- Sprinkle the apricots over the pear slices and spoon the chocolate sauce around the fruit.
