Asian Pears With Ginger-Maple Syrup
Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp matchstick size pieces peeled fresh, ginger
1 cup pure maple syrup
2 tbsp whiskey or brandy
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
4 7 oz. chilled asian pears
2 tbsp finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves
Preparation
Combine 1/4 cup water and fresh ginger in heavy medium saucepan.
Cover; simmer until ginger is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in syrup,
whiskey, lemon juice, lemon peel and nutmeg. Simmer 10 minutes to
blend flavors, stirring occasionally. (Can be made 2 days ahead.
Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before continuing).
Slice pears into rounds. Overlap rounds on each plate. Drizzle sauce
over. Top with crystallized ginger and mint. Yield: 6 servings Typed
in MMFormat by [email protected] Source: Bon Appetit
Servings: 6
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