Tropical Fruit Compote

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 4 (1/8-inch) slices peeled fresh ginger
• 3 star anise
• 1 (2-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup riesling or other slightly sweet white wine
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 3 cups cubed peeled ripe mango (about 1 large)
• 3 cups cubed peeled papaya (about 1 small)
• 1 cup sliced carambola (star fruit)

1. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan; cook 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add pepper, ginger, anise, and cinnamon. Reduce heat; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in wine and rind. Cool completely. Strain mixture through a small sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
2. Combine wine mixture and fruit in a bowl, and toss gently. Chill 30 minutes.

water, turbinado sugar, red pepper, fresh ginger, anise, cinnamon stick, white wine, orange rind, mango, papaya, carambola

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tropical-fruit-compote (may not work)