Marsala Poached Pears Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 bosc pears, peeled, stem still attached, 1/4-inch of bottom sliced off so pears can easily sit upright
• 1 cup dry Marsala wine (or Madeira )
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 star anise
• 4 cloves
• 1/2 stick cinnamon