Spiced Oranges with Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup, packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 Navel oranges, cut into supremes
- Pinch cardamom
- 1/2 cup finely chopped salted pistachios
- In a 4 cup glass measuring cup combine the brown sugar, heavy cream and light corn syrup.
- Set aside in microwave until later.
- To cut oranges into supremes: remove rind and pith.
- Over a bowl to catch the juices, cut in between skins to release supremes.
- Squeeze juice from skins over supremes and toss with a bit of cardamom to taste.
- Set supremes in 4 dessert bowls.
- When ready to eat microwave brown sugar mixture, uncovered at full power for 2 minutes.
- Whisk to blend, and cook 1 minute more until a bit thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in butter.
- Immediately pour over oranges and garnish with pistachios.
- Sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Leftovers can be kept in the fridge for a week.
- To soften, microwave 30 seconds to a minute, uncovered.
brown sugar, heavy cream, light corn syrup, butter, oranges, cardamom, pistachios
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spiced-oranges-with-caramel-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)