Tea Poached Asian Pears

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1 1/2 inches piece fresh ginger, cut in half crosswise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon allspice berry
• 2 tablespoons black tea leaves, loose
• 4 slices orange zest, about 4 inches long
• 4 large Asian pears, peeled and halved

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. In a large oven-safe saucepan, bring sugar and 3 cups water to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add wine, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, tea leaves, and orange zest; bring to a boil again. Add pears, remove from heat, and cover; transfer to oven.
2. Bake pears 1 1/2 hours, turning every half hour until tender but still crisp.
3. Remove from oven; let stand until cool enough to handle. Serve warm in cooking liquid.

sugar, white wine, fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks, allspice, black tea, orange zest, asian pears

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tea-poached-asian-pears-282259 (may not work)