Poached Pear "Belle Helene" - Vanilla-Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce 

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/245028/Poached-Pears-Belle-Helene/

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I had a bit of a happy accident while making these. I didn't have any chocolate to make the chocolate sauce so I decided to reduce some of the poaching liquid down into a syrup to serve it with. I forgot it on the stove and by the time I got back to it it was caramel, and it was amazing.

I covered my green apple with Nutella and imagined if it was this

"I have had a lot of experience , also known as old age" 😂😂 this is why I'm subscribed it's this humor 😂

When I studied abroad in Paris, the wife of the adorable elderly couple I lived with made this as dessert for one of our weekly dinners. Beautiful and delicious! Thanks for bringing back good memories. 😊

Instead of pears can I use margarine

made poached pears last week using a bottle of plum wine, vanilla bean no sugar needed. Used homemade burnt butter caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. guests were overwhelmed.

Totally read that as 'Poached Bear' and I was like whooaaaaaaa

"Speakin' of operas... lotta death in operas..." I died

I laughed so hard at "a little touch of sugar" that my cat looked at me like I'd lost my mind

Love it!

At some times... never understand those thumbs down. This is a top notch recipe. Thank you chef.

The simplicity of this dessert what makes it so delicious.

O, thank goodness! I had 'Poires Belle Helene' in Paris when I visited a French friend at 25... It's an unforgettable dessert, and I *will* try this!!

I'm not even that into food or cooking but chef John is so charismatic I've decided to try this because I love pear

That looks elegant and delicious

this is a very elegant and decandent dessert.great for a candlelit dinner for two,or the holidays.VERY NICELY DONE.thank you so much for sharing with us today.

Man, that is really a fine recipe. Love to see how you always create these wonderful desserts.

I just learned how to make these in class last week! we made the syrup separate though and flavored it with cinnamon and star anise. we also made a savory version with red wine.

chef John should make a popin' cooking kit! who agrees?

Gosh darn, Chef John! So inspiring!

I'm probably never going to make this but it was soothing to watch!

I am the Boss of my Bosc! Can't wait to make this!

I love his sing song voice. So innocent and helpful. Very nice to listen to

Ate these pears yesterday---so dang good! I think I could just serve that leftover syrup straight in shot glasses. I subbed out a cup of juice for some of the water and sugar only because I drained a couple of cans of peaches for something else and would've just thrown it out. Fantastic!

Pearfect!

You are simply awesome Chef. Your recipe sounds so simple.

OMG. This looks amazing.

you got my attention at chocolate sauce

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you John!

I'm watching a second time because it looks so good. At first the picture looked like a pear and fig now I know it's ice cream. Definetly making it. I also watched the fig video. Delicious

Mmmmm, this looks yummy! I've never heard of this before! It looks so fancy, but the recipe seems fairly straight-forward. I might have to make this!

You are so smart. Coring the pears first. Of course! Thanks, CJ!

This will be a great thing to try! Looks so easy!

i had a dutch cook book once that had a recipe like this but it used red wine cinnamon corriander and some other spices, looked really good

If someone makes this for their family and friends, they will be getting huge compliments.

We love your videos! This looks amazing!

I love this channel so much.

So 70s! Great memories of my grandma.

Oh Yeah. Excellent commentary and presentation. Beautifully done vid ! Thank you, Yuma,AZ.

This looks amazing!

Beautiful presentation , I always poach with wine , haven't tried with just water ,sugar ..., will definitely try these opera ones:)

OUTSTANDING!

It looks amazing

good stuff. One of my favorite dishes!

omg 21 minutes ago, I was so close chef john! I'm new to your videos, but I took the liberty of watching all of them to date so I know whats going on!

his narration is superb!

So classy and a great recipe

Great stuff I can actually make. Thank you!

You may be a Chef but you could easily moonlight as a professional comedian - you never fail to disappoint with clever hilarity throughout every video 'I have experience, also known as old age',

How long until the plate gets poached? My plate never got tender. My ice cream got super tender though.

Dude. I can't believe you don't have a food tv gig. Keep it coming mate.

looks so good thank you

I've always wanted to learn how to make this!

OMG what an enjoyable voiceover!

this looks great chef!

Oh em gee! I'm looking forward to making this.

Good and easy to learn as good as usual 👍

You're a GENIUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heavenly !!

I like pears and will enjoy them even overcooked or cooked in a nondescript way.

yum! i love pear belle helene...pretty easy too :)

Beautiful!

Chef John is awesome

The reason y I subscribed 100% sense of humour

My mother make this with really good red whine, and it's just amazing..

this looks really good! :D

I'm so doing this recipe!

I miss when you'd reply to people with super sassy remarks. Haha. :P But I still love the videos!

I'm so gonna do it!!!!

Im impressed.

made it today i used a variety of pears that had almost invisible seeds, but when i boiled them they developed a yellowish color and also became rock solid I ate them raw, and the seeds were perfectly edible so if you're making this, choose one of the varieties chef john recommended the chocolate sauce I made without a recipe was also too dense and overpowering

I felt like I was watching an awesome romantic comedy/culinary art class. "When Harry Met Sally" meets Le Cordon Bleu. Love it!

looks so fancy

Thank you!

for some reason I always find myself watching Chef John in the middle of the night around 2am. hard to get by the crossroads between getting some food or go to sleep :/

Chef, which handheld citrus juicer would you recommend? Which one are you using here?

Prettiest plating I've seen from you yet.

Wow! this looks so delicious, I love chocolate, I'll try it without the vanilla ice cream, that will be too much for me :D

Your voice has a most interesting melodic cadence

Oh wow.

OH this comes on the heels of Claudia from Master chef winning with her dessert poached pear in hibiscus. Nice!

+chef John Thanks for showing me something I will never ever make ever. Ever _EVER_

added a little bit of gorgonzola to that choclate - booom! so amazing

Hi All - I made these and Chef John's Smoked Goose recipe for Christmas. They were both hits, but people were way more excited by the pears! LOL

Believe it or not, that dusting of cocoa powder is also great with a tiny sprinkle of cayenne in it!

Dude I'm really like in these vids I'm using this thks

I generally detest fruit with chocolate (thanks to those AWFULLLLL chocolate oranges that you break), but this looks absolutely amazing!

Thanks!! 🙌👏

A pear peeler is basically a potato peeler..love Chef John :)

Thanks very much for this I really appreciate,pls the video for chocolate sauce the recipe and method of preparation

LOVE IT CJ...

that looks yummy :P

I'm going to use the poached pears for a pear tart I'm making for a party. :)

What could I pair with this pear?

“But, thankfully, I have a lot of experience. Also known as old age.” LOL 😂🤣

Hi chef john please can you some pear recipes with jack daniel's glaze like at TGIs

Great video!!! I was wondering if you can use Anjou pears instead of Bosc pears???

Chef John , how do you feel about adding some wine to the poaching liquid , perhaps a little sweet sherry or champagne maybe ? Is there any way to stuff the cavity , raisins or pistachio ? The pairs in my part of the world (Australia) are real good .