Ingredients
- 60ml/4 tablespoons Manuka honey
- juice of 1 large lemon
- 375 ml/1-1/2 cups water
- 6 saffron threads
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 cloves
- 6 firm brown pears
Serves 6
Preparation
- Heat honey and lemon juice in a heavy deep pan
- Stir over a low heat until honey has dissolved
- Add water, saffron, cinnamon stocks, and cloves. Bring mixture to boil, reduce and simmer for 5 minutes
- Peel pears with stalks attached and level the bases by cutting so that the pears stand up by themselves
- Add pears to the liquid in pan and simmer with lid on for 20 minutes or until the fruit is tender.
- The dish is delicious served warm or cold.
Tip
Add some fresh raspberries when serving. The tart taste of the berries is a marvelous counterbalance to the sweetness of the honey.
Healthy Hints – serve with Greek yoghurt to add good bacterial cultures to strengthen the immune system. Manuka honey has anti-bacterial benefits.