Poached Pears in Spiced White Wine – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 4 Bosc pears, peeled & cored, seeds removed
• Juice of ½ a lemon or more to taste
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• ¼ cup liquid honey + more if necessary
• 1 cup white wine
• ½ cup water
• ½ a vanilla bean or ¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 whole cloves
• Approximately ¼ of a whole star anise
• 1” piece of cinnamon stick
• 2 or 3 whole black peppercorns (opt.)