Anise Pear Compote Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds, crushed | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Dash | |
| 1 1/2 pounds firm ripe pears | ||
| Orange | 1 Large | |
| Grapefruit | 1 | |
| Seedless grapes | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
In a medium-size pan, bring sugar, water, anise, lemon juice, and salt to a boil; reduce heat to simmer.
Peel, quarter, and core pears.
Place in hot syrup, cover, and simmer until barely tender when pierced (about 6 minutes); cool.
With a sharp knife, peel orange and grapefruit, remove white membrane, and lift out sections.
Add orange and grapefruit sections and grapes to pears; gently mix.
Chill.
Peel, quarter, and core pears.
Place in hot syrup, cover, and simmer until barely tender when pierced (about 6 minutes); cool.
With a sharp knife, peel orange and grapefruit, remove white membrane, and lift out sections.
Add orange and grapefruit sections and grapes to pears; gently mix.
Chill.
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