Palmiers can also be filled with tapenade, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto for a savoury snack.
These pears have been poached in sweet, white muscadel for a lovely golden colour, but you can also use a red muscadel for a pinker shade.
I found this at The Radium Beer Hall in Johannesburg and I love it. Thank you to Manuel, and to Artemis for managing to pass the recipe on to me. Manny says to use a good, fairly strong beer with character because that’s what will end up on your plate.