I was feeling in the mood for something sweet and tangy. I suddenly remembered one of the Iron Chef episodes where they used some Duck or Mushrooms along with Caramelized Apple on the side. I cant remember which. Anyway I hopped down to my kitchen and found a nice Fiji Apple. Personally I think Fiji is the best apple for this dish, it has a great blend of sweet and sour flavours. Red Delicious are not tangy enough and the Simla apples just taste like some powdered stuff.
Alright enough with my take on apples lets get cooking. this dish is very easy to make and takes 10 Min's for 2 apples.
Ingredients:
Apples - 2, peeled and sliced or diced
Butter - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 2-4 tbsp (Ideally we don't want it too sweet)
Cinnamon Powder- a pinch
Nutmeg Powder or grated - very little
Put a non-stick saucepan on medium flame
Once pan is hot add the butter and swirl it around so as to not burn the butter
Wait for the butter to heat up and then add the apple slices or pieces.
Flip the slices, sprinkle some of the sugar on top and wait for a 2 Min's.
Flip again and sprinkle some more of the sugar.
Wait for the apples to brown up and then sprinkle the rest of the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg powder.
Wait for a min, remove the slices from the pan making sure to get as less of the butter as possible onto the apples.
Drain the apples on a paper towel, pat dry lightly taking care not to rub the caramel on the pieces off.
Plate and serve.
Variations:
This can also be make into a dish with sauce by adding a little apple cider and some rum and reducing the resultant liquid to a nice rich flavour.
You can serve this dish by itself or with mildly spiced meats.
I have seen some recipe's where the apple slices were served with some french toast.
Go on get creative.
Chefs Notes:
Go easy on the nutmeg its a very strong spice.
We want to get the apples to get caramelized not burnt. Some of the browning is from the sugar as it becomes brown and caramelly. Some of it is from the natural sugars in the apple itself.
If you want to eat healthy eat raw apple forget the caramelized ones :).
Alright enough with my take on apples lets get cooking. this dish is very easy to make and takes 10 Min's for 2 apples.
Ingredients:
Apples - 2, peeled and sliced or diced
Butter - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 2-4 tbsp (Ideally we don't want it too sweet)
Cinnamon Powder- a pinch
Nutmeg Powder or grated - very little
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| Fiji Apples |
Procedure:
Wash, Peel and slice the applesPut a non-stick saucepan on medium flame
Once pan is hot add the butter and swirl it around so as to not burn the butter
Wait for the butter to heat up and then add the apple slices or pieces.
Flip the slices, sprinkle some of the sugar on top and wait for a 2 Min's.
Flip again and sprinkle some more of the sugar.
Wait for the apples to brown up and then sprinkle the rest of the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg powder.
Wait for a min, remove the slices from the pan making sure to get as less of the butter as possible onto the apples.
Drain the apples on a paper towel, pat dry lightly taking care not to rub the caramel on the pieces off.
Plate and serve.
Variations:
This can also be make into a dish with sauce by adding a little apple cider and some rum and reducing the resultant liquid to a nice rich flavour.
You can serve this dish by itself or with mildly spiced meats.
I have seen some recipe's where the apple slices were served with some french toast.
Go on get creative.
Chefs Notes:
Go easy on the nutmeg its a very strong spice.
We want to get the apples to get caramelized not burnt. Some of the browning is from the sugar as it becomes brown and caramelly. Some of it is from the natural sugars in the apple itself.
If you want to eat healthy eat raw apple forget the caramelized ones :).
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