Gingered Cantaloupe or Honeydew Melons Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Grace Lunsford   Gingered Cantaloupe or Honeydew Melons Recipe gently cooks fruit in mixture of crystallized ginger, fresh ginger, rice wine, sugar, salt and cinnamon stick, reduces mixture to a syrup to pour over then seasons with white pepper and lemon juice. Food Category:    Appetizers Cuisine Origin:    West Coast    Servings:8 Calories per Serving:37 Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   9 Minutes Cook Time:   55 Minutes Total Time:   1 Hour 4 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 large or 2 small cantaloupe or honeydew melons, barely ripe
• 2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup rice wine
• Pinch sugar
• Pinch salt
• Half a cinnamon stick
• White pepper
• Lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

• Cut melons into fan shapes as pictured.
• In a small saucepan combine 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger, the fresh ginger, rice wine, sugar, salt, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer. Add melon fans and simmer slowly for 1 to 2 minutes, depending on ripeness. (Less ripe melons will need to cook the longest.)
• Remove from heat and allow melons to cool in liquid. Remove melons and strain liquid through a fine sieve. In a small saucepan over high heat, reduce liquid until syrupy. Pour over melons. To serve, season melons with a grinding of white pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. Garnish with remaining crystallized ginger.

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