Lychee and ginger accompaniment for seafood

Ingredients:

• medium size can of lychees (lichis) on light syrup (typ. about 16-20 large lychees)
• candied ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom seeds
• sugar

Instructions:

• drain the lychees but keep the syrup
• put syrup into small saucepan
• slice the chunks of candied ginger (about 2 mm thick), and add to syrup
• add the cardamom
• add several tablespoons of sugar
• bring the syrup to a boil over medium heat, stirring regulary, until golden brown caramelized
• take off the heat
• add the lychees to the thick syrup and stir them in, to coat them and to warm them up
• great with shrimp and grilled salmon. [by Frank Dörenberg]