How to Make Maple Glaze

Maple glaze complements pork, beef and poultry and is also delicious on fish.

Make decadent maple glaze for delicious baked desserts and breads and all types of whole muscle meats. Maple glaze is excellent on a number of vegetables, tofu and even rice. You can prepare it in less than 30 minutes to add flavor and an appetizing shine to whatever it is paired with. Glaze is similar to a fine sauce or gravy, in that its sole purpose is to augment the flavor of the food it is used with. Use only real butter, freshly ground spices, natural flavorings and rich, pure maple syrup. Does this Spark an idea?

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Unsalted butter
Pure maple syrup
Vanilla flavoring
Grated ginger root
Lemon juice
Soy sauce
Heavy cream
Brush

Instructions

- 1
  
  Melt ½ stick of unsalted butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
- 2
  
  Add 1 cup pure (not imitation) maple syrup, along with not imitation 1 tablespoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons finely grated ginger root, 3 tablespoons each of freshly squeezed lemon juice and soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream.
- 3
  
  Simmer the maple syrup mixture over medium-low heat until it is reduced to approximately 1 cup, remove it from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
- 4
  
  Brush the maple syrup glaze over pork, beef, poultry or fish before or after cooking, depending upon the directions in the recipe.