Poached quinces with chocolate sauce

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 2
The fragrant fruits are softly steamed with wine and spices. They can be prepared up to three days in advance
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 Organic lemons
  • 1/2 Vanilla pod
  • 500 ml White wine
  • 200 g Sugar
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 4 Quinces
  • 150 g Dark chocolate
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Whipped cream
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Pistachio kernels

Directions

  1. 1

    The day before for the quinces, wash the lemons hot, peel the skin thinly. Squeeze the lemons. Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Wine, 500 ml water, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla pulp

  2. 2

    Peel the quinces, cut out the core. Poach the quinces covered in the boiling stock at low heat for about 30 minutes, turning the quinces several times. Let the quinces cool down overnight.

  3. 3

    The next day, divide the chocolate into pieces and melt with cream in a hot water bath. Finely chop the pistachios. Lift quinces out of the stock, drain and arrange on four plates. Pour chocolate sauce over the quinces, sprinkle with pistachios.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
380 kcal
CARBS
53 g
FATS
16 g
PROTEINS
4 g