Pear and Chocolate Tart Recipe- Cookitsimply.com

Ingredients

• 6 oz rich sweet shortcrust pastry
• 3 dessert pears (peeled and cored, but left whole)
• 1/2 pint red wine (or water)
• 3 tablespoons medium sherry
• juice of 1/2 orange
• 2 heaped tablespoons dark soft brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons redcurrant jelly
• 4 1/2 oz plain or milk chocolate digestive biscuits
• 2 oz dark chocolate (chopped into chunks)
• 8 floz double cream
• 4 oz good-quality dark cooking chocolate (broken into squares)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 egg (plus 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten)
• 1 heaped tablespoon caster sugar
• sifted icing sugar (to decorate)