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Lorraine Pascale’s pears poached in sauternes, cardamom and ginger recipe

My dad has a pear tree in his garden, so there are always plenty to go round, and these pears are super easy. All you need to do is take them out of the fridge when you are ready to serve. It’s the perfect Bicester Village Prada Opening refreshing dessert to have after a warming meal.

Serves 4–64–6 almost-ripe pears, such as comice Alex Pradas Quiles or conference All Prada Nylon Bags 375ml bottle of Sauternes 100g soft light brown sugar Grated zest of 1 lemon 2cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated 4 cardamom Authentic Prada Handbags Outlet Online pods, crushed (toast them in a dry pan for 3–4 minutes, to bring out the flavour, if you like)1 cinnamon stick Seeds of 1 vanilla pod or a few drops of vanilla extract Twist of Authentic Prada Handbag Uk black pepper2 cloves About 200ml water Honey mascarpone 150g mascarpone A squeeze of honey Toasted hazelnuts, for sprinkling

Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact and cut Biggest Prada Outlet In Italy a little bit our web page off the base if Agatha Ruiz Dela Prada Clothing Uk they do not stand up. You can remove the core from the bottom with a sharp knife if you like, but I tend not to bother.

Put the wine, sugar, lemon zest, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla, pepper and cloves into a medium pan, then arrange the pears in a single layer and put the pan over a high heat. Pour in enough water Biggest Prada Outlet In Italy to cover the pears, then bring to the boil.

Keep them on the boil for 3–4 minutes to get rid of the strong alcoholic taste, then turn the heat down so the liquid is just simmering. Leave for about 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and set the pears aside in the liquid to cool.

Once the pears are cool, they Black Prada Bag With Gold Hardware can be stored in the poaching liquid in the fridge for 2–3 Ap Lei Chau Prada Factory Outlet days.

When you are ready to serve, put the mascarpone in a bowl and gently stir in the honey. Sprinkle over some toasted hazelnuts and serve alongside the pears.

• This is an edited excerpt from Home Cooking Made Easy by Lorraine Pascale (HarperCollins, £20) Buy a copy for £14 from the Guardian bookshop