Devils On Horseback

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry white wine, such as sauvignon blanc
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 cup superfine sugar
• 1 tablespoon sliced skin-on fresh ginger
• 10 black peppercorns
• 4 whole allspice berries
• about 4 dried pequin chilies or pinches of red pepper flakes
• 1 large cinnamon stick
• 3 large perfectly ripe bartlett pears
• 1 english breakfast tea bag, preferably pg tips brand
• 3 tablespoons armagnac or cognac
• 10 large pitted prunes
• 10 thin slices bacon
• maldon or another flaky sea salt
• 2 or 3 dried pequin chilies or pinches of red pepper flakes