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With a little extra effort Christmas can be cracking
Henry Harris's whole baked Vacherin
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Chris Galvin's iced oysters and hot spicy chorizo
Paul Merrett's gravadlax sashimi with beetroot sorbet
Armagnac and chestnut ice-cream
Easy to make, dramatic to serve, and very seasonal.
150ml/5fl oz Sandeman Imperial Tawny Porto
75g/3oz sugar
Thinly pared rind of 1 lemon
4 large ripe pears
Pour port, sugar and rind in pan with 150ml (5fl oz) water. Heat gently until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Peel pears and add syrup, bring to boil, cover and simmer gently until tender (about 15 minutes). With a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a dish and serve with a strong blue cheese like Stilton or Cashel Blue.
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