6 fresh pears, slightly under ripe, peeled, cored, with stems intact
3 cups of water
1/3 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
~Sauce~
1/3 cup of sugar
3 cups of milk
3 egg yolks
1 1/4 cups grated white chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup of melted dark chocolate (optional)
Grated dark chocolate to decorate, (optional)
1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour
Instructions
To Poach Pears- Combine 3 cups of water, 1/3 cup of
sugar & lemon juice in a large pot. Heat until sugar
is dissolved. Add pears, simmer until tender. Remove
from heat but leave pears immersed in syrup. Chill
well.
To Prepare White Chocolate Sauce- Mix 1/3 cup of
sugar & cornflour in heavy saucepan, slowly stir
in milk until smooth. ... Over medium heat, stir
constantly until mixture boils and thickens.
Remove from heat. ... Beat egg yolks in a small
bowl, add a small amount of sugar milk to eggs,
then add eggs to milk in the pan, stir vigorously.
... Over low heat, stir constantly until mixture
thickens and coats back of spoon. Remove from
heat. ... Stir in grated chocolate and vanilla,
return to heat and stir until smooth.
To Serve- Remove pears from liquid with slotted
spoon. Drain well. Place on plate, spoon white
chocolate sauce over each pear. ... For garnish,
use melted dark chocolate to form swirls in the
white chocolate sauce and sprinkle grated
chocolate on stem end of each pear.
Originally Submitted
7/1/2011
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