Pears With Chocolate Sauce And Cracked Black Pepper
I got this out of a spanish cooking magazine called
Steps
Place water in a medium sized saucepan , add sugar and bring to a boil.
Boil 5 minutes , and then add pears.
Boil 10 more minutes , gently turning several times.
Allow pears to cool to room temperature in the syrup.
Heat cream , butter and chocolate over medium heat , stirring constantly until chocolate is disolved.
Add a little bit of the syrup from the pears and the liquer and whisk until the sauce has a smooth texture , not too thin.
Place pears in serving bowls or dessert cups , and cover with chocolate sauce.
Sprinkle with just a bit of freshly ground black pepper.
Ingredients
pears, baking chocolate, sugar, water, heavy cream, calvados, butter, fresh ground black pepper