Red Wine Pears With Chocolate Crumble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups red wine
1 cup sugar
1 None bay leaf
4 None cardamom pods
4 None pears, peeled, cored and cut into thick chunks
None None Heavy cream, to serve
None None FOR THE CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE
3/4 cup plain flour
7 tbsp butter, chopped
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sliced almonds
4 oz bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped

Preparation

Combine wine, granulated sugar, bay leaf and cardamom in a medium saucepan. Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Add pears. Reduce heat to low. Cover surface with a sheet of parchment paper, weighing down with a plate. Simmer gently for 25-30 mins.
Meanwhile, for the crumble, sift flour into a medium bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in brown sugar, almonds and chocolate.
Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Transfer pears to prepared dish. Add 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Sprinkle evenly with crumble.
Bake for 25-30 mins, until golden. Serve warm with cream.