Maple Syrup — More Than Just for Breakfast!

This time of year makes me think of maple syrup, likely because of the hot breakfasts that many of us crave on cold winter mornings. We all know maple syrup as a miraculous breakfast topping for pancakes, French toast, and waffles. Perhaps we just love these breakfast foods as an excuse just to wallow in syrup!

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Maple syrup may also be on my mind because, at this time of year, its production is a harbinger of spring. In Vermont and Canada, the tapping of maple trees to extract maple sap starts in February and March, when spring is just around the corner.

Maple syrup is so spectacular that it is a shame to limit it just to breakfast foods (including as a sugar substitute for hot breakfast cereals). There are so many other ways to use maple syrup that you may want to consider it as a vital ingredient for lunch and dinner dishes too.

Maple Syrup Glazes for Meat and Fish

A great way to use maple syrup is as a key ingredient for glazes on meat and fish. One of the great advantages of maple syrup is its bonding properties (or what we may think of as its incredible stickiness when we get it on our hands and faces). Because it is such a powerful bonding substance, it is a huge asset in creating glazes, in addition to adding phenomenal taste.

Try using maple syrup as the base for ham, pork tenderloin or salmon glazes. Many recipes call for simple tart or spicy counterpoints to the maple syrup sweetness, like apple cider vinegar, hot or Dijon mustard, and paprika and cardamom. These glazes tend to be easy to make and apply, and have the added advantage of delivering colorful as well as delicious results.

Maple Syrup Glazes and Sauces for Vegetables

Just as maple syrup is great with meats and fish, it can also be used to great effect with vegetables. While cooked carrots may not be everyone’s favorite, what if you were to combine butter with some maple syrup to create a sweet buttery glaze?

Similarly, you can do wonderful sweet things with sweet potatoes, thanks to maple syrup, such as sweet potato mash or baked cubes of sweet potatoes. If you love root vegetables but want to give them a new taste, you should consider drizzling them with maple syrup, which will contrast nicely with their earthy taste.

Jerry’s Kitchen is eager to help you be at your most creative and delicious for whatever event you are planning. Contact us for your catering needs in Doylestown, King of Prussia, or elsewhere in the Philadelphia area.

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