Spiced Roasted Pineapple

Ingredients

• 200g/7¼oz caster sugar
• 4 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• small pinch saffron strands
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken
• 8 black peppercorns, left whole
• 10 fennel seeds
• 300ml/10½fl oz water
• 1 tin pineapple, or 1 whole pineapple
• Serve with cream or ice cream

Preparation method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C (try 220c next time?)
2. Place the sugar and spices into a heavy-based pan and pour over the water. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring well so that the sugar dissolves, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering and continue to simmer for 20(? 10 mins too short) minutes, or until the mixture has thickened and resembles syrup.
3. Strain the mixture into a clean jug, discarding the whole spices (reserve the strained liquid). Set aside to cool.
4. Meanwhile, lay the pineapple pieces onto a roasting tray. Drizzle over two thirds of the sugar syrup, then transfer to the oven and roast for 20(? 10 mins too short) minutes, basting regularly with the remaining sugar syrup.

Adapted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spicedroastedpineapp_91275.pdf