Tags: European, Dessert
4 pears
1 bottle of ruby port
50 grams sugar
55 grams brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 star anise
4 whole cloves
2 grams nutmeg
4 grams vanilla
1 lemon zest
1 orange zest
3 grams salt and pepper
Combine all ingredients except pears in a saucepan.
Simmer gently for 7 minutes.
Peel and core pears.
Drop pears into liquid and simmer for at least 45 minutes, turning every so often, until they are very soft.