Pear Puddings with Spices (served with English Cream)

Name: Pear Puddings with Spices (served with English Cream)
Ingredients: Pear; 5 ripe and firm pears; 1/2 liter of water; 2 tablespoons of sugar; 1 vanilla bean; 2 star anise; 5 grams of ground cardamom; 400 ml of dry red wine; juice of 1 lemon; butter paper (cut into a circle, the diameter of the pan); English Cream; 250 ml of milk; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup (heaped) of sugar; 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1
Pear
2
5 ripe and firm pears
3
1/2 liter of water
4
2 tablespoons of sugar
5
1 vanilla bean
6
2 star anise
7
5 grams of ground cardamom
8
400 ml of dry red wine
9
juice of 1 lemon
10
butter paper (cut into a circle, the diameter of the pan)
11
English Cream
12
250 ml of milk
13
3 eggs
14
1/2 cup (heaped) of sugar
15
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Ingredients

1
Pear
2
5 ripe and firm pears
3
1/2 liter of water
4
2 tablespoons of sugar
5
1 vanilla bean
6
2 star anise
7
5 grams of ground cardamom
8
400 ml of dry red wine
9
juice of 1 lemon
10
butter paper (cut into a circle, the diameter of the pan)
11
English Cream
12
250 ml of milk
13
3 eggs
14
1/2 cup (heaped) of sugar
15
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

1
Pear
2
Core the pears, cut them in half and remove the core
3
If desired, leave them whole and keep the stem
4
Mix all the other ingredients and bring to a boil, add the pears and cover with butter paper (to prevent the exposed parts from browning); reduce the heat and cook slowly until they're cooked and tender
5
Remove the pears, reduce the syrup to a caramel point and cool
6
Serve with English Cream
7
English Cream
8
Beat the eggs in a bowl
9
Boil the milk with sugar and vanilla
10
Gradually add the hot milk to the eggs, stirring constantly
11
Return everything to low heat, stirring until it thickens slightly
12
Do not let it boil, as the cream may curdle easily
13
Let it cool and serve with the pears.