Ingredients
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8 Bosc pears
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1 inch piece fresh ginger
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1 lemon
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1 1/2 cups Moscato or other sweet white wine
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1/2 cup sugar
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6 star anise
Steps
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Peel the pears, leaving the stalks intact. Cut a slice from the bottom so that they stand upright. Peel and mince the ginger and zest and juice the lemon.
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In a pan big enough to fit the pears snugly, heat the wine, sugar, ginger, lemon juice and zest and star anise, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
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3 Put the pears in the pan, pouring in enough water to cover. Bring to a simmer and cook on low heat, partially covered, 50 min. Remove the pears with a slotted spoon to a serving dish and let the liquid continue to cook on medium heat, about 10 min., or until reduced to a syrup. Pour over the pears.
Tips
You can make the pears 5 days in advance. Store, covered in the cooking liquid, in the refrigerator.
