Tamarillo topping

Tamara

For some get up and go, Warren Elwin adds tamarillo.

Ingredients

¼ cup	Caster sugar
½ cup	Water
½	Vanilla pods
1	Star anise
1 piece	Fresh ginger, small, cut into slices
6	Tamarillos, peeled and diced (Main)
1	Mandarin, freshly zested and juiced
1	Lemon, freshly zested and juiced

Directions

1. Place caster sugar, water, vanilla bean pod, star anise and ginger in a saucepan. Simmer over a medium heat until it just starts to colour.
2. Add tamarillos, mandarin and lemon zest and juice and continue to simmer until it is syrupy (it will coat the back of a spoon).
3. Remove from the heat, remove the hard spices and cool. You can strain it for a smoother sauce.
4. Serve hot or cold over icecream and puddings.

Chef’s tip

To make removing the flesh from tamarillos easier, score the ends of them and scald the fruit in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Remove and refresh in ice cold water, then peel.

tip

A sprinkle of chocolate shards scattered over this topping and icecream would be wickedly good. Check out Ray McVinnie'sHow to make chocolate shardsvideo.

Check out Warren's other tamarillo recipes

• Tamarillo juice
• Tamarillo aji