Name: Poached Pears with Warm Chocolate Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 firm dessert pears, such as Comice; 350g (12oz) caster sugar; 1 vanilla pod, halved; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 bay leaf; Pared zest 1 lemon; 750ml (1lb 10oz) vermouth rosé or bianco; 170ml (6oz) double cream; 200g (7oz) dark chocolate; 50g (2oz) toasted hazelnuts, to scatter; Ice cream or cream, to serve

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