Caramelized Cardamom Pears with Ice Cream

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 1 Bosc pear
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. In a small saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and stir in brown sugar, water, and cardamom until sugar is dissolved.
3. Quarter pear lengthwise and core.
4. Cut each pear quarter in half lengthwise and in an 8-inch square baking pan toss with syrup.
5. Roast pears in middle of oven, turning once, until tender and syrup is caramelized, about 15 minutes.
6. Transfer pears with a slotted spoon to 2 plates and stir rum into syrup until combined well.
7. Scoop ice cream onto plates and spoon syrup over it.

unsalted butter, brown sugar, water, ground cardamom, pear, dark rum, accompaniment

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/caramelized-cardamom-pears-with-ice-cream-11967 (may not work)