Champagne-Poached Pears with Dark Chocolate Sabayon & Pistachio Brittle Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 bottle Champagne or dry sparkling white wine (750 ml)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. each ground cardamom, ground ginger, and crushed pink peppercorns
• 2 Red d’Anjou or Bosc pears, peeled and bottoms trimmed
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. each light corn syrup and water
• ¼ cup chopped roasted and salted pistachios
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• ¼ cup Champagne or sparkling wine
• 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
• Pinch of table salt
• 1 oz. extra-bittersweet (72%) bar chocolate, finely chopped