Preparation time
less than 30 mins
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
less than 10 mins
less than 10 mins
Serves
Serves 4
Serves 4
Dietary
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Pecans have a natural maple flavour, with none of the bitterness of the obligatory Christmas walnut. Spiced caramel makes them irresistible.
By Nigel Slater
From Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes of Christmas
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cardamom pods
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 200g/7oz pecans
- 6 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Method
- Break the cardamom pods open and remove the seeds.
- Add them to a frying pan with the pecan nuts and ground ginger, cook over a medium heat for one minute.
- Pour five tablespoons of the sugar over the pecans and let it melt, bubble and caramelise.
- Tip the caramelised nuts into a bowl and dust with cinnamon and a final sprinkle of sugar.