Glazed apples and pears

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Ingredients

  • 2 firm eating apples, such as Golden Delicious
  • 2 ripe pears, such as Comice
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 55g unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp. caster sugar
  • Two 8-cm cinnamon sticks or vanilla pod, split lengthwise
  • 2 tbsp. Calvados, Apple Jack, or brandy, optional
  • 1 orange, grated zest and squeezed juice

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Glazed apples and pears

1) Peel, core and cut both the apples and pears into 2cm wedges. Then, place in a medium bowl and toss the fruit with the lemon juice.

2) Melt the butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add the sugar, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks and stir until sugar is dissolved.

3) Add the fruit, increase the heat to medium-high, and cook, shaking the pan frequently, until glazed, about 10 minutes.

4) Raise the heat to high, add the orange juice, and cook until the fruit is easily pierced with a paring knife, about 1 minute more.

5) Add the Calvados, or brandy (optional). To flambe the alcohol, if cooking on a gas burner, carefully tip the pan toward the flame.

If cooking over an electric element, hold a long match near the mixture. Swirl the pan over the heat until the flame subsides. Serve warm.

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