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red wine sugar bay leaf cardamom pods heavy cream CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE flour butter brown sugar almonds bittersweet chocolate
Viewed: 44 - Published at: 6 months agoIngredients
- 3 cups red wine
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 None bay leaf
- 4 None cardamom pods
- 4 None pears, peeled, cored and cut into thick chunks
- None None Heavy cream, to serve
- None None FOR THE CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 7 tbsp butter, chopped
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
Method
- Combine wine, granulated sugar, bay leaf and cardamom in a medium saucepan. Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Add pears. Reduce heat to low. Cover surface with a sheet of parchment paper, weighing down with a plate. Simmer gently for 25-30 mins.
- Meanwhile, for the crumble, sift flour into a medium bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in brown sugar, almonds and chocolate.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Transfer pears to prepared dish. Add 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Sprinkle evenly with crumble.
- Bake for 25-30 mins, until golden. Serve warm with cream.
