Chef: Adapted from The Good Food Team Recipe
Course: Snack
Servings: Makes enough to fill a 1-1.5 Kilner jar
Ingredients
- 1 lemon or orange
- 10 cloves
- 1 tsp of black peppercorn, lightly crushed
- 1tsp all spice berries, lightly crushed
- 5cm piece fresh root ginger, sliced.
- 1L of cider or white wine vinegar
- 1kg bag caster sugar
- 2kg of small pears
Instructions
- Step 1
Pare the zest from the lemon or orange and put in a pan with the cloves, peppercorns, allspice berries, root ginger, lemon or orange juice, vinegar, cinnamon sticks and sugar.
Stir over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Step 2
Peel, core and halve the pears, then add to the pan and simmer for 15 mins, until the pears are tender.
Remove the pears with a slotted spoon and put in a strainer to drain.
- Step 3
Meanwhile, increase the heat under the syrup and boil rapidly for 15 mins, until the syrup has reduced by about a third and slightly thickened.
- Step 4
Pack the fruit into warmed jars and pour over the hot syrup to cover. Seal, label and store in a cool dry place for a month before using.
