"The tea adds an elegant complexity to the sauce for the pears, dried apricots, and cherries. Using dried tart cherries instead of Bing cherries helps balance the sweetness...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups water
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2 Earl Grey tea bags
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 large firm but ripe Bosc pears (about 12 ounces), peeled, halved lengthwise, cored
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8 dried apricot halves
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4 whole cloves
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1/4 cup dried tart cherries*