Asian pears with ginger-maple syrup
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Matchstick size pieces peeled fresh ginger |
| 1 | cup | Pure maple syrup |
| 2 | tablespoons | Whiskey or brandy |
| 1 | teaspoon | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated lemon peel |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 4 | 7 oz. chilled Asian pears | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Finely chopped crystallized ginger |
| 1 | tablespoon | Finely chopped fresh mint leaves |
Directions
Combine ¼ 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 cjhartlin@... Source: Bon Appetit