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Ingredients
- 12 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
- 12 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 lb kumquat, ends trimmed, sliced crosswise 1/3 inch thick, and seeded (20)
- 3 lbs Asian pears, peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick (4 large)
Method
- Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into water with lime juice in a small heavy saucepan, then add pod, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
- Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then simmer 3 minutes.
- Add kumquats and simmer, covered, until they just begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Put pears in a heatproof bowl.
- Pour kumquats and syrup over pears and toss gently, then cool.
- Chill fruit, covered, at least 2 hours.
