POACHED PEARS IN RED WINE SYRUP WITH PEAR CHIP:

INGREDIANTS:

PEARS[MEDIUM] :6NO.

WATER :500ML

DRY REDWINE :500ML

ORANGE-FLAVOURED LIQUEUR :125ML

ORANGE RIND STRIPS :4NO.

CASTER SUGAR : 165 GM

VANILLA BEAN :1NO.

PEAR CHIPS:

MEDIUM PEAR :1NO.

CASTER SUGAR :110GM

WATER :125ML

METHOD :

* MAKE PEAR CHIPS

*MEAN WHILE ,PEEL PEARS,LEAVING STEMS INTACT.

*COMBINE .THE WATER ,WINE ,LIQUEURAND SUGAR IN A LARGE SAUCE PAN.SPLIT VANILLA BEAN IN HALF LENGHTWAYS AND PUT IN MIXTURE WITHOUT BOILING .THEN BOIL UNTIL SUGAR DISSOLVES.ADD PEARS;BRING TO A BOIL.REDUCE HEAT ;SIMMER,COVERED,ABOUT 1 HOUR OR UNTIL PEARS ARE JUST TENDER.

*TRANSFER THE PEAR TO A LARGE BOWL ;BRING SYRUP TO BOIL .REDUCE HEAT ;SIMMER ,UNCOVERED ,UNTIL SYRUP REDUCED BY A THIRD.REMOVE FROM HEAT ;DISCARD POD.

*STRAIN SYRUP OVER PEARS,COVER REFRIGERATE UNTIL COLD.

*SERVE WITH PEAR CHIP AND NUT –FLAVOURED ICE CREAM.

PEAR CHIP:

STIR SUGAR AND WATER IN MEDIUM SAUCEPAN OVER HEAT ,WITHOUT BOILING ,UNTIL SUGAR DISSOLVES ;BRING TO BOIL ABOUT 5 MINUTES UNTIL SUGAR SYRUP THICKENS SLIGHTLY.ADD PEAR SLICES [OF 2MM SLICE],SIMMER UNTIL PEAR SLICE IS JUST TENDER.DRAIN.ARRANGE PEAR SLICE IN A TRAY WITH BAKING PAPER OR SILPAT AND BAKE IN VERY SLOW OVEN UNTIL DRIED OR CRISPY TEXTURE APPEAERS.