2 Tbs. unsalted butter
1 Tbs. brown sugar
3 Bosc pears (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, halved, and cored
3 Granny Smith apples (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, halved, and cored
Kosher salt
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, from about 2 to 3 oranges, or store-bought prepared orange juice
1 cup late-harvest wine, such as Riesling or Gewürztraminer
1 tsp. grated orange zest
2 slices fresh ginger
2 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/8 tsp. anise seed, crushed
9 sweet Italian pork sausages (about 2 pounds), pricked with a fork