Asian-Pear Sauce Recipe

Asian-Pear Sauce Recipe

Prep Time: 10 min. | Cook Time: 30-40 min.  | Yield: approx. 1 quart

Ingredients

• 5 Asian Pears (or approx. 3-4 lbs of fruit if you want the sauce to be purely Asian Pear)
• 3 Golden Delicious Apples (optional - leave out if you want purely Asian Pear sauce)
• 1 cup Strawberries (optional - adds aroma and color!)

Directions

1. Wash, peel, core, and slice Asian pears and apples. Chopping the slices into smaller segments helps things cook faster. Wash and remove leafy tops of strawberries and cut into halves.
2. In the bottom of a large cooking pot, put an inch of water (or apple juice), add all of the fruit (Asian pears, apples, and strawberries), and cover. Heat on high until rapidly boiling.
3. Uncover and reduce heat to medium high. Continue to cook until fruit is soft.
4. Once all fruit is soft, remove from heat. Water will be released from the fruit as it cooks. If sauce seems too watery, ladle off excess juice – once cooled, this juice makes a tasty beverage!
5. Put soft, cooked fruit into a Food Mill* and mash fruit into a smooth puree.
   *if you don't have a Food Mill, find one here or use a food processor or blender to puree instead.
6. Add apple sauce back to the cooking pot and spice to taste, or enjoy plain. Serve.

   Note: This recipe is not intended for long-term storage.

Bonus! Turn this sauce into 'Asian Pear Butter' following these steps:

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