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Pear And Ginger Paste

April 19, 2015 by Jo@CountryLifeExperiment 5 Comments

Last time my mother came to visit, she brought with her an apple slinky machine. You know those gadgets which peel and core the whole apple just by turning the handle? They made quick work of all the apples I was using to make apple sauce. The kids have been eating several apples everyday now that they can just use the machine. Something about an apple slinky just makes it tastier.

We have discovered that the apple slinky machine works really well for potatoes (hello curly fries) and pears as well. So when I got my hands on some beautiful pears recently, I grabbed out our slinky machine and had them peeled and cored in the blink of an eye (well almost – you get the idea). I had in mind to make some pear and ginger paste, to have with cheese platters and the like over the next few months. I love my plum paste recipe, so I based this recipe on it. I used the jam setter because I wasn’t sure that it would set well on its own. Jam setter is just pectin (the natural gum found in some fruit which causes fruit jams to gel).

Pear And Ginger Paste
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
60 mins
Total time
1 hour 20 mins
 
A recipe to make pear paste to serve on a cheese platter
Author: Jo @ Country Life Experiment
Recipe type: Preserve
Ingredients
  • 1.3kg of pears
  • 2 large apples
  • 3cm knob of ginger'
  • ½t cinnamon
  • 1T lemon juice
  • 1 packet jam setter
  • 1.2 kg sugar
Method
  1. Peel, core, and slice apple and pears (I used our apple slinky machine).
  2. Place into a large saucepan and heat gently until the apple and pear collapse.
  3. Peel and finely grate the ginger and add to the apple and pear together with the cinnamon and lemon juice.
  4. Add in the sugar and jam setter and stir gently until the mixture simmers and the sugar has dissolved.
  5. Gently boil the mixture, stirring regularly until the mixture resembles runny apple sauce. You can check whether it is ready by dropping a small amount onto a cold plate. It should set firmly.
  6. Pour into a silicone mould, or a tray lined with baking paper and allow to set. This amount will fill a lamington tin. Alternatively you can fill several smaller tins (which is what I did).
  7. Once set, wrap in baking paper and store in an airtight container until it is needed.
  8. Use a hot knife to cut into portions as needed.
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  1. Mel says

    May 4, 2018 at 7:32 am

    Hey, I found this the other day and made it tonight. IT’S GREAT! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.

    Reply
    • Jo@CountryLifeExperiment says

      May 5, 2018 at 1:55 pm

      No problem 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. lilgirl says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    how much does this recipe yeild?

    Reply
    • Jo@CountryLifeExperiment says

      September 22, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      It fills an 18 by 28 cm tin.

      Reply
  3. Alexa-asimplelife says

    July 12, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Looks good, and for those who love ginger the paste should taste divine 🙂

    Alexa-asimplelife

    Reply

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