Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes Ingredients 200g honey 1 orange and 1 lemon, juice and thinly peeled rind 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped 4 South African Forelle pears, unpeeled, halved, cores removed 2 tsp orange-blossom water, or to taste To serve Thick plain yoghurt Chopped pistachios
Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Simmer the honey, juices, rinds, vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan over a medium heat until reduced to a light syrup (8-10 minutes). 2. Place the pears, cut-side up in a roasting pan large enough to fit the pears snugly. Pour over the honey mixture and roast, basting occasionally, until tender and beginning to caramelise (20-25 minutes). 3. Remove the pears from pan, stir through the orange-blossom water and serve the pears and syrup with yoghurt and pistachios. South African pear recipe courtesy of South African fruits