Spice roasted fruits with honey & orange sauce

Name: Spice roasted fruits with honey & orange sauce
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 fresh bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 vanilla pod; 4 seeds from half a star anise; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 zest and juice of oranges; 4 Tbsps clear honey; 3 Tbsps light muscovado sugar; 6 fresh peaches or nectarines; 6 fresh figs; 25 grams unsalted butter; 1 serving crème fraîche and macaroons or soft amaretti biscuits, to serve

Spice roasted fruits with honey & orange sauce might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 233 calories. Head to the store and pick up bay leaves, amaretti biscuits, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Spice Rubbed Grilled American Bison Short Ribs with Orange Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce, Roasted Butternut Squash Noodles with Orange-Cranberry Sauce & Honey Roasted Pecans, and Slow Roasted Parsnips in Orange Honey and Mint Sauce.

Instructions

The day before: tear the bay leaves and break the cinnamon into two or three pieces to release the oils and perfumes. Split the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife.

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Vanilla Bean

Bay Leaves

Cinnamon

Seeds

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Knife

Mix with the star anise seeds and the pepper, orange zest and juice, honey and sugar to make a sauce. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

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Anise

Orange Zest

Pepper

Honey

Juice

Sauce

Sugar

Half an hour before serving: Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C.

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Oven

Cut the peaches or nectarines in half and remove the stones. Halve the figs.

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Nectarine

Peach

Figs

Put the peaches or nectarines skin-side down in a large baking dish or a roasting tray with sides.

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Nectarine

Peach

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Baking Pan

Pour the spicy sauce over the fruit and dot with the butter.Roast in the oven for 10 minutes, add the figs and baste the fruits with a large spoon.Roast for 15 minutes more, basting at least three times, until the fruits are tender.

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Butter