RecipesSpice House Pears Recipe: Step-by-StepTo see the recipe in traditional list format, see Recipe: Spice House Pears. What you'll need: 1 large bowl 1 large saucepan A vegetable peeler Water Ingredients: 6 pears 1 lemon 1 bottle dry white wine 1 1⁄2 cups sugar 4 star anise 1 vanilla bean 2 cinnamon sticks 1⁄4 tsp. saffron threadsRemove lemon peel in strips with a vegetable peeler. Squeeze the peeled lemon halves into a bowl of water.Peel 6 pears.Place peeled pears in lemon water to prevent discoloring.Combine 1 bottle of wine, 1 cup water, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 4 star anise, 1 vanilla bean, 2 cinnamon sticks, and reserved lemon peel in a large saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat.ADVERTISEMENTADADAdd pears, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.Remove pears and cool.Raise the heat and bring poaching syrup to slow boil.Crumble in the 1/4 tsp. of saffron.Reduce liquid to 3 cups (I reduced my liquid a bit more, giving it a gorgeous amber color and more assertive sweetness).ADVERTISEMENTADADServes 6. The pears are marvelous alone, but they'd be really lovely with a bit of pound cake and vanilla ice cream. Return to SAVEUR Time Machine: Issue #1, Spice House Pears.Keep ReadingOur Favorite Polish Recipes of All TimeBy SAVEUR EDITORSKadhaBy ROMY GILLBanana-Mango Smoothie with Fresh TurmericBy ROMY GILLTurmeric-Ginger Fish BakeBy ROMY GILLBesan Cheela (Chickpea Pancakes)By ROMY GILLWe Should All Be Cooking with Fresh TurmericBy ROMY GILLMixed Seed Upside-Down CakeBy ALEX TESTEREPastrami and Sauerkraut BucatiniBy ALI ROSENHow to Trim an ArtichokeBy SAVEUR EDITORSSee AllContinue to Next StoryADVERTISEMENTADAD