Nectarines with Star Anise
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ⅔ cup soft light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 3 Nectarine (halved and pitted)
- 6 Star anise
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C(160° fan)|350F|gas 4.
2.
Combine the water, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a saucepan.
3.
Cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved.
4.
Stud the nectarine halves with star anise and arrange, cut-side facing up, in a baking dish.
5.
Pour over the syrup and roast the fruit for 40-45 minutes until tender to the point of a knife.
6.
Remove from the oven and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
