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Poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian dessert recipe for poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato by Fratelli Paradiso restaurant in Sydney.

  • 20 mins preparation
  • 1 hr 30 mins cooking plus cooling, freezing, setting
  • Serves 6
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Poached pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato

Ingredients

  • 1 kg caster sugar
  • 500 ml dry white wine
  • 2 cinnamon quills
  • 2 star anise
  • 6 small ripe pears, such as William
  • 200 gm dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), coarsely chopped
Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato
  • 100 gm Gorgonzola dolcelatte, crumbled
  • 450 ml milk
  • 125 gm caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp liquid glucose
  • 500 gm mascarpone

Method

Main
  • 1
    Combine sugar, wine, cinnamon, star anise and 1.5 litres water in a saucepan over low heat, stir to dissolve sugar, add pears, cover with a circle of baking paper and cook until pears are tender (45 minutes-1 hour). Discard paper, remove pears with a slotted spoon, refrigerate until chilled (discard syrup).
  • 2
    Meanwhile, for Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato, place Gorgonzola in a heatproof bowl and set aside. Combine milk, sugar and glucose in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves (2-3 minutes). Pour over Gorgonzola, whisk to combine, cool slightly, then fold through mascarpone and refrigerate until cool. Freeze in an ice-cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions, then freeze until required. Makes about 1 litre.
  • 3
    Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Pat pears dry with absorbent paper, half-dip in chocolate, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, set aside to set (10-15 minutes). Serve pears with Gorgonzola dolcelatte gelato.

Notes

This recipe is from the May 2010 issue of .

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