Pear Compote
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1921
Ingredients
- 1 kg pears
- 1/2 kg sugar
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 1 glass white wine
- water
Instructions
- Weigh half a kilogram of sugar per kilogram of pears.
- Peel the pears and remove the seeds.
- Place them in a pot with water and a stick of cinnamon.
- Bring to a boil.
- When they are half-cooked, stir in a small glass of white wine.
- Continue cooking until the mixture reaches the setting point of compote—that is, a syrupy consistency.