Dessert "Beautiful Helen"
Votes: 1
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6
Vanilla poached pears with ice cream and chocolate sauce, or "La Belle Helen" pears (French: Poire belle Hélène( ) is a 19th-century French dessert created by restaurateur Auguste Escoffier and named after Jacques Offenbach's operetta "La Belle Hélène." It consists of pears poached in vanilla syrup, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. In addition to natural vanilla, the syrup in which the pears are simmered includes a cinnamon stick and lemon zest, giving the flavor a richer, more complex flavor. The combination of juicy, aromatic pears, dark chocolate, and smooth vanilla ice cream makes this dessert unforgettable and perfect for any occasion.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
Vanilla Poached Pears
- 6 tbsp of water
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 vanilla bean
- 6 firm pears, such as Bosc or Brutlett
Chocolate sauce
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 340 dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1.5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 l. vanilla ice cream
- Wafer cookies, for serving
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Combine the water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and add them to the saucepan along with the bean. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Peel the pears. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the pears. Cook until tender (a knife inserted completely through the pear should offer slight resistance), about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the pears cool completely in the liquid, about 45 minutes.
- In a small saucepan, heat the cream over low heat. Place the chocolate and butter in a medium bowl. Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir until smooth.
- Serve the pears with a scoop of ice cream drizzled with a little pear syrup and warm chocolate sauce. Garnish each serving with a wafer cookie.
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