Orange and Cardamom Southern Pecan Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Method

1. While whisking the pie filling, stir in orange zest and cardamom into the mixture. Continue with step 3 as written.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll out pie crust and fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Trim edges and crimp as desired.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together corn syrup, sugar, butter, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Stir in pecans and pour into the pie crust. Bake 45-50 minutes until the filling is set but still slightly jiggly in the center.
5. While the pie bakes, make the ice cream: In a saucepan, heat heavy cream and vanilla bean seeds until just simmering. Remove from heat, let cool, then churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze until firm.