{"id":197,"date":"2012-06-15T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/post\/POACHED-PEARS-WITH-CHOCOLATE-SAUCE-.aspx"},"modified":"2012-06-15T01:40:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T01:40:00","slug":"poached-pears-with-chocolate-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"POACHED  PEARS  WITH  CHOCOLATE  SAUCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">1 &frac14; cups Water<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>2<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>fresh,<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>ripe Pears<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&frac14; cup granulated Sugar<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span>2 T. Chocolate Syrup<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">grated rind and juice of &frac12; Lemon<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span>2 T. dried Cherries or dried Cranberries<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>(optional)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">1 Cinnamon Stick<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">In large saucepan, combine water, sugar,<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>lemon rind,<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>lemon juice, and cinnamon stick.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Bring to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Peel,<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>halve and core pears.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Add pears to boiling syrup.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>(Pears should be covered in liquid; if not, double the amount of poaching liquid or poach in batches.)<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently 15 &ndash; 20 minutes until pears are almost tender.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Remove from heat and let cool in liquid.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Drain pears thoroughly and pat dry on paper towels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: medium; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\">Place halves on individual plates.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Drizzle with chocolate syrup and sprinkle with dried cherries or cranberries.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Serve at room temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 &frac14; cups Water&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; fresh,&nbsp; ripe Pears &frac14; cup granulated Sugar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2 T. Chocolate Syrup grated rind and juice of &frac12; Lemon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2 T. dried Cherries or dried Cranberries&nbsp; (optional) 1 Cinnamon Stick &nbsp; In large saucepan, combine water, sugar,&nbsp; lemon rind,&nbsp; lemon juice, and cinnamon stick.&nbsp; Bring to boil, stirring until sugar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}