Anise Pear Cranberry Sauce Recipe

• 2 x Bosc pears - (abt 1 lb total)
• 1 x orange - (abt 8 ounce)
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 x star anise (or possibly 3/4 tspn anise seeds)
• 1 x cinnamon stick - (3" long)
• 1/2 c. honey
• 3 c. fresh or possibly frzn cranberries - (12 ounce)

1. Rinse, peel, and core pears; cut into about 1/2-inch cubes.
2. Grate sufficient peel (orange part only) from orange to make 1 1/2 tsp.. Ream juice from orange; measure, and add in sufficient water to make 1/2 c..
3. In a 3- to 4-qt pan over high heat, stir orange juice mix, grated peel, sugar, star anise, and cinnamon stick till sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 min.
4. Stir in honey and pears and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and stir occasionally till edges of pears are barely tender to bite, about 3 min.
5. Stir in cranberries.
6. Cook, stirring occasionally, till cranberries begin to pop and pears are tender when pierced, 6 to 8 min.
7. Let cold.
8. Pour into a bowl.
9. Serve cold or possibly cool.
10. This recipe yields 4 c..
11. Comments: "When we took our California Thanksgiving to the French countryside last year, our French hosts were fascinated by this traditional American side dish," says Bonvechio.
12. "Leftovers were a prized item."
13. The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead; cover and chill.

orange , sugar, anise, cinnamon, honey, cranberries

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/anise-pear-cranberry-sauce-65572 (may not work)