Pear and Caramel Pudding

• 2 oz / 60 g unsalted butter
• 12 oz / 340

Gently melt the butter in a heavy saucepan or frying pan, and cook the pears in it for 2–3 minutes. Sprinkle with half the sugar and continue to cook gently, stirring from time to time, until the sugar has dissolved. Raise the heat, and boil until the sugar just begins to caramelize. Pour in the cream immediately, and stir to blend to a pale caramel sauce. Spoon some of the pears and most of th