]Vanilla Lime Sauce

Try this as a sauce to accompany fresh grilled or pan seared reef fish - an unexpected flavour burst.

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean

100g butter

1/2 small clove of garlic

1/4 kaffir lime leaf

1/2 teaspoon sugar

juice of a large lime

1 cup cream

Instructions

Scrape out seeds from one vanilla pod - set aside the seeds.

Put the empty pod and all other ingredients except the cream into a saucepan,. Simmer over low-med heat - turn heat down as soon as it starts to boil. Reduce to a paste.

Add  cream and bring slowly back to a simmer. When it starts to boil, add the vanilla seeds and simmer for about 15 minutes to allow the flavour to infuse.

Serve over freshly cooked fish or seared scallops or other seafood.

Recipe from Matt Allen