Asian Pears With Ginger-Maple Syrup

Serves: 5

Hosea Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

31

Sweetness

69

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

2 tbsps

Whiskey

Directions:

1

Combine 1/4 cup water and fresh ginger in heavy medium saucepan

2

Cover; simmer until ginger is tender, about 5 minutes

3

Stir in syrup, whiskey, lemon juice, lemon peel and nutmeg

4

Simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally

5

(Can be made 2 days ahead

6

Cover; chill

7

Bring to simmer before continuing

8

) Slice pears into rounds

9

Overlap 6 rounds on each plate

10

Drizzle sauce over

11

Top with crystallized ginger and mint

12

Combine 1/4 cup water and fresh ginger in heavy medium saucepan

13

Cover; simmer until ginger is tender, about 5 minutes

14

Stir in syrup, whiskey, lemon juice, lemon peel and nutmeg

15

Simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally

16

(Can be made 2 days ahead

17

Cover; chill

18

Bring to simmer before continuing

19

) Slice pears into rounds

20

Overlap 6 rounds on each plate

21

Drizzle sauce over

22

Top with crystallized ginger and mint