Lemon-Anise Poached Pears
Ingredients:
1 lemon
4 pears, peeled and cored
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbs. star anise or 1 whole
3 cups water
Instructions:
Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon into Dutch oven or flameproof
casserole. Thinly slice remaining lemon and place in Dutch oven. Add pears,
sugar, star anise and water to pan and boil over high heat. Reduce heat
to low, cover pan and simmer 30 minutes or until pears are tender.
Transfer pears to a bowl. Bring lemon juice mixture to
a boil over high heat. Cook another 15 minutes, uncovered, or until reduced
by half.
Pour hot syrup over pears. Cover and refrigerate until
pears are well chilled, turning occasionally. Serve pears with syrup.
Quantity:
Makes 4 servings
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