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

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