Pears poached in Saffron and White Wine

I helped my dear friend and amazing photographer Robyn Davie with the food for a wedding shoot and this was my naughty dessert - it's simple, delicious and tastes as good as it looks. Thank you for the photos Robyn!

Pears poached in Saffron and White Wine 

Ingredients: (serves 6)

6 small Pears
750ml White Wine

1 pinch Saffron
160ml Sugar

Chocolate Ganache: 
75ml Cream

150g Dark Chocolate 

To serve:

50g unsalted Pistachios (crushed)

Good quality Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 

Method:
Bring the cream to the boil in small sauce pan, turn the heat right down and break in the chocolate. Stir until you have a silky chocolate ganache. 

Pour into a bowl and put in the fridge to set.

Core and peal the pears.

Put pears into a deep saucepan, pour in sugar, wine, water and saffron.
Cover and simmer for 20-25 min, turning pears occasionally to ensure even colouring, until pears are just soft, but not mushy, remove pears and boil syrup uncovered for a further 15 minutes until reduced and thickened.

Serve warm or cold with spoons of ice cream, chocolate ganache, syrup and crushed pistachios.