Dessert

Pears in rose syrup

Name: Pears in rose syrup
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 6 cardamom pods, bruised; 1 cinnamon quill; 6 small pears (such as corella), peeled; 2 tablespoons rosewater; A few drops rose food colour; Vanilla ice cream, to serve

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Add a Middle Eastern twist to poached pears with the addition of rose syrup.

1 cup (220g) caster sugar
6 cardamom pods, bruised
1 cinnamon quill
6 small pears (such as corella), peeled
2 tablespoons rosewater
A few drops rose food colour
Vanilla ice cream, to serve

Method

1.

Place the sugar and 3 cups (750ml) water in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon quill and pears, then cover the surface closely with a sheet of baking paper. Poach pears for 10-15 minutes until tender (this will depend on the ripeness of the pears.) Remove the pears with a slotted spoon and set aside.
2.

Return the pan to medium heat and simmer the poaching liquid for 10-15 minutes until it is reduced and syrupy. Stir in rosewater and food colouring, then return the pears to the syrup. Allow to cool in the syrup, then halve and serve with the ice cream.