Pears In Port With Stilton Whipped Cream
Source: Sharon(Chase)
1/4 Cup crumbled Stilton or any good blue cheese
1/2 Cup plus 2 Tbsp whipping cream
4 ripe but firm pears
1/4 Cup butter
1/4 Cup sugar
1 Cup tawny port
With a fork mash cheese with 2TBSP of the whipping cream. Beat remaining cream until soft peaks form. Fold the cheese mixture into the whipped cream. The cream should be stiff with cheese pieces visable. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Wash pears but do not peel. Slice in 4 slices lengthwise. Melt the butter in a saucepan and saute pears until lightly browned on both sides. Remove pears and keep warm.
Add sugar and port to the pan. Stir and dissolve the sugar, losen the brown bits, bring to a boil. Reduce to a carmel sauce ( be careful the port could ignite!)~
Return pears to the pan , coat with the carmel. Serve warm with a dollop of the stilton whipped cream!
Note: the pears can be made ahead and then reheated in a 350 oven for 10 minutes, turning once.