Baked pear chips smothered in pear chutney and fried Maguey worms. Maguey worms are considered a highly nutritious delicacy in Mexican cuisine.
Recipe and images by USA Pears Mexico
- Pear chips
- 2 Bosc Pears
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- Maguey worms
- 1 ¼ cups Gusanos de maguey (maguey worms)
- 2 cups oil
- Pear Chutney
- 3 Anjou Pears, cut into cubes
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp curry
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 spoon ginger
- ¼ cup apple vinegar
Pear chips: To prepare the delicious pear chips, boil water and sugar for 20 minutes or until you obtain syrup; set aside.
Finely slice pears and glaze with syrup. Place on a silicon tray and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes. Turn chips over and bake for 10 minutes.
Maguey worms: Season maguey worms and fry them in hot oil until crispy.
Pear Chutney: Place all chutney ingredients in a skillet over low heat, cook for 10 minutes stirring constantly.
Place pear chips on a platter; add chutney, and sprinkle with gusanos de maguey.
- Serving Size: 4 Chips (248g)
- Calories: 450
- Carbohydrate: 112g
- Dietary Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 1g
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