Fall Fruit Compote

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar
• 4 2 1/2- by 1/2-inch strips fresh lemon zest
• 1 piece cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Calvados
• 2 firm pears
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 10 black peppercorns
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 4 dried Calimyrna figs
  • ½ cup dried tart cherries
  • ½ cup dried apricots

Bring apple juice, sugar, zest, and spices to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 5 minutes. Add butter, pears, and dried fruit and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until pears are tender, about 25 minutes. Pour liquid through a sieve into another ...

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