Caramelized Pears with Blue Cheese and Black Pepper-Caramel Sauce

Name: Caramelized Pears with Blue Cheese and Black Pepper-Caramel Sauce
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, water; 2/3 cup, sugar (4 3/4 ounces/135 grams); 3 , ripe but firm pears, halved, seeds removed with a large melon baller, and 1/4 inch trimmed off the bottom of each pear half so it will stand upright; 2/3 cups, heavy cream; , table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, whole black peppercorns, roughly crushed; 3 ounces (85 grams), blue cheese (strong such as Stilton), cut into 6 attractive wedges

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An updated version of the classic combination of pears and blue cheese, these pears are caramelized, rendering them soft and golden.

SERVES 6

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