Poached Pears

Ingrédients

6 Pears

½ cup sugar

1 sliced orange

6 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

2 cups of white wine

½ cup water

1 vanilla pod

2-3 whole star anise

Serve with creme fraîche, vanilla ice cream, or chocolate ganache like we did.

Instructions

Peel and hollow the cores of six pears, then boil for about an hour in the following combination:

½ cup sugar, one sliced orange, six cloves, one cinnamon stick, two cups of white wine, ½ cup water, one vanilla pod, and two or three whole star anise.

Serve with creme fraîche, vanilla ice cream, or chocolate ganache like we did.

Notes

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