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LEMON-ANISE POACHED PEARS
LEMON-ANISE POACHED PEARS
Yield: 8 servings Source: "The All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook" Book info: http://tgcmagazine.com/bin/track/click.cgi?id=37 INGREDIENTS - 1 lemon - 8 firm-ripe pears, such as Bosc or Anjou (8 to 9 ounces each), peeled and cored - 6 cups water - 1 cup sugar - 3 whole star anise or 1 teaspoon anise seeds - 1 small orange, thinly sliced DIRECTIONS From lemon, with vegetable peeler, remove 3 strips (3" by 3/4" each) peel; squeeze 2 tablespoons juice. In nonreactive 8-quart saucepot, combine pears, lemon peel, water, sugar, and star anise; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until pears are tender, about 30 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer pears to large bowl. Stir lemon juice into bowl with pears. Strain syrup through sieve into separate large bowl. Return syrup to saucepot. Heat syrup to boiling over high heat; cook, uncovered, until reduced to 3 cups, about 15 minutes. Pour hot syrup over pears. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, until pears are well chilled, at least 6 hours. Serve pears with syrup, garnished with orange slices. Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: About 236, Protein: 1 g, Carbohydrate: 61 g, Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 1 mg |
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