Pear on blackberry sauce

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 Pears
  • 1/4 l white port
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
  • 250 g Mascarpone (Italian cream cheese preparation)
  • 500 g Blackberries
  • 1 package Bourbon vanilla sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Peppermint leaves
  • 7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash, peel and halve the pears and remove the core. Boil 1/4 litre of water, wine, 2 tablespoons of sugar and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Steam pear halves in it at low heat for 12-15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Remove (use liquid for other purposes) and let it cool down. Stir mascarpone, remaining sugar and remaining lemon juice until smooth. Sort the blackberries, wash them and, except for a few berries for garnishing, puree them with a chopping stick.

  3. 3

    Then pass through a sieve and season to taste with vanilla sugar. Cut 4 pear halves into slices. Fill the other halves with mascarpone cream. Arrange the pears on a plate and pour the blackberry sauce over them.

  4. 4

    Garnish with mint and remaining blackberries. Serve sprinkled with icing sugar.

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