Autumn Poached Pears

From the Recipe Cove website.

3 cups light cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 (1-inch-wide) strips lemon zest
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. whole black peppercorns
4 Anjou pears, peeled

Instructions:

1. Bring all the ingredients except the peares to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, about 8 minutes.

2. With a small knife, remove as much of the core as possible from the bottom of each pear while leaving the fruit whole. Add the pears to the saucepan. Simmer, covered, until fork-tender, 20-25 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the pears to a bowl. Bring the poaching liquid to a boil; boil until reduced to 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Pour the syrup through a sieve over teh pears. Cover and chill, turning the pears occasionally, 6 hours or overnight. Serve the pears with the syrup.

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