Spiced Buttermilk Oatmeal with Dried Fruit and Pecans

Name: Spiced Buttermilk Oatmeal with Dried Fruit and Pecans
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 cup steel-cut oats; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1⁄2 tsp. ground green cardamom; 1⁄4 tsp. ground star anise; One 1-in. piece of ginger, peeled and pounded into a paste; 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt; 3⁄4 cup buttermilk; 1⁄4 cup whole milk; 1 tbsp. honey; 1 cup mixed dried fruit, such as apricots, dates, and prunes, coarsely chopped; 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted; Orange marmalade or raspberry jam, for topping (optional)