4 asian pears anise Recipes

dry or off-dry white wine , preferably riesling or gruner veltliner, star anise, two 1/4-inch-thick slices fresh ginger, green cardamom pods, honey , or to taste, pear brandy , such as poire williams, asian pear

sugar, unsalted butter, zest of 1 orange, extra large eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, kosher salt, cranberry topping, fresh cranberries, vanilla extract, sugar, ground star anise, zest of 1 orange, asian pear, peeled, very thinly sliced (between 1/8 and 1/4-inch thick), sugar, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, parchment, vanilla ice cream , for serving

duck breasts, salt and freshly ground pepper, potato-blue cheese cakes , recipe follows, red chile pear sauce , recipe follows, asian pear relish , recipe follows, cold mashed potatoes, panko bread crumbs, plus extra for coating, crumbled domestic blue cheese, salt and freshly ground pepper, panko crumbs , for dusting, olive oil, olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, dry red wine, homemade chicken stock, whole new mexican red chiles, cinnamon stick, star anise, pears, peeled, seeded and halved, cold unsalted butter, salt and freshly ground pepper, asian pears, peeled, seeded and diced, bourbon, light brown sugar