Pan-fried pears with maple syrup, orange pecans

• 40g (2 tablespoons) butter
• 2 ripe (about 300g) pears (like beurre bosc, packham or williams), peeled, cut into 5mm-thick slices
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
• 80mls (1/3 cup) fresh orange juice
• 50g (1/3 cup) chopped pecan nuts
• Vanilla ice-cream, to serve

Energy 1000kJ	Fat saturated 6.00g
Fat Total 17.00g	Carbohydrate sugars 18.00g
Carbohydrate Total 18.00g	Dietary Fibre 4.00g
Protein 2.00g	Cholesterol 23.00mg
Sodium 65.03mg

All nutrition values are per serve.

1. Step 1

   Melt 1/2 the butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 the pear slices and cook for 2 minutes or until golden underneath. Turn the slices and cook for a further 2 minutes, or until just tender. Remove the pears with a slotted spoon and place into a shallow serving dish. Add the remaining pears to the pan and repeat the cooking process.

2. Step 2

   Return the frying pan to medium-high heat. Add the remaining butter, maple syrup, orange rind and juice and pecans. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Pour the sauce over the pears. Serve with the vanilla ice-cream.

These pears are also delicious served at room temperature.