Holy Apples!
Got some delicious jonah golds this weekend up at Masker's orchard in NY. The price was per bag, not by weight so we ended up with more than the 2 of us consume before they turn.
Thoughts on recipes other than apple pie / crisp / crumble?! I'm particularly interested in savory options but am open to dessert as well.
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27 Comments:
Lucky you! Cut apples into wedges and saute with onions and some cider vinegar, serve on top of pork chops or chicken.
Also, at the magazine where I work we did an apple sauce a few years ago that had horseradish in it, so it was sweet and savory -- delicious!
CookiePie at 5:09PM on 10/06/09
Try to look up the recipe for baked apples. My mother used to do it-something like coring the apple and baking it in foil and serving as a side to something like porkchops.
You can make your own applesauce too! It is so much better than the store bought kind.
Or dice them and put into pancakes or waffles. Or put on top of a mixed green salad, which is one of my favorites. Toss some walnuts and shredded cheese and sliced chicken breast and it's a meal!
I also enjoy just slicing one and putting peanut butter on top.
pancakesx at 5:16PM on 10/06/09
Pork and apples was on my list too. Or pork chops (or roast) with sage-onion and apple stuffing.
Baked apples, apple crisp.
Dutch baby or German pancake with saute'd apples with cinnamon, hint of nutmeg and powdered sugar.
Tea sandwiches with softened cream cheese, apple slices, cinnamon sugar on raisin-walnut bread.
Diced and tossed into pancake batter with an extra tsp, sugar and dash cinnamon, vanilla for apple pancakes.
CJ McD at 6:15PM on 10/06/09
I love apples in:
- Salad with fennel, greens and a dijon vinaigrette
- Slaw with Napa cabbage and a rice wine/toasted sesame oil vinaigrette
- Apple crumble!
- Garam Masala apple sauce (yum)
- 101cookbook's curried egg salad with apples (I know! I know! Sounds nasty, but I swear it's awesome)
- Pork and Apple Pot Pie
bitchincamero at 6:17PM on 10/06/09
Make a salad of spinach and greens, sliced apples, roasted pecans or walnuts and dried cranberries and pour on the dressing as follows-
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 TBLS. white wine vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Mix in a bowl and whisk. Pour on salad and serve immediately.
I double this and have it again later in the week. It keeps very well.
janaatwg at 8:04PM on 10/06/09
when i roast beets or winter squash, i like to round them off with some baked apple slices.... dusted with cinnamon & cloves, splashed with a little cider and roasted on high heat. then toss with the baked veggies.
pears work well with this, too.
the apples have been very good this year, nice and juicy, i guess the rain helped them.
pooch at 10:44PM on 10/06/09
Make your favorite stuffing (bread, butter, celery, onions, sage, chicken stock) and use a little less stock than you normally use. Add one or two diced apples. Pat it into the bottom of a casserole. In a skillet with some oil over high/medium-high heat, quickly brown thick pork chops, your favorite chicken pieces or some sort of turkey. (Salt and pepper the meat first.) Lay the pork chops on top of the stuffing in a single layer and bake at 350 degrees until cooked through and stuffing is hot.
For the life of me, I can't remember where I saw a recipe for a savory apple tart. It had apples in a puff pastry shell and I can't remember what spices/herbs the recipe called for. I tried doing a search and failed. I'll post it if I find it.
betteirene at 11:47PM on 10/06/09
Don't you just love apples fresh from the orchard?
I just posted an apple crisp recipe and one for caramel apples on my blog.
I'm new at blogging but the recipe are great so just look at the recipes. I've made the apple crisp about 6 times in last 2 weeks and can't get enough of it!
Also apple cake is so good this time of year too. I found several after i googled it. good luck.
cookingtheamazing at 12:05AM on 10/07/09
Someone here on SE gave me the suggestion to juice them with a bit of ginger. I also added a few carrots. Best apple juice ever!!
PoorOldMama at 9:22AM on 10/07/09
I make stuffed apples. In my family we make a meat stuffing with Italian sausage, bread, hamburg, celery, potato and onion, an egg of course, plus some seasoning, but you can use any kind of stuffing you like. I partially cook the components of the stuffing first, esp to get some browning on the meat. Then I cut the apples in half, lengthwise, take out the core, hollow them out a bit and then put in a scoop of the stuffing packing it in. Then I bake them at 350 until the meat is done and the apples are soft. They are unbelievable.
kmgagne at 9:41AM on 10/07/09
Make apple muffins or apple streusal bread
jo_wang at 10:02AM on 10/07/09
Sorry, just thought of this as I was posting: hot, spiced apple cider!
jo_wang at 10:03AM on 10/07/09
Apple butter! You can leave it fairly unsweetened and then throughout the fall/winter, use it as a base for savory sauces, or on baked goods, etc.
ncsuemme at 10:20AM on 10/07/09
A mixture of potatoes, onions, and apples, pan-fried and seasoned with savory herbs such as sage, tarragon, or marjoram makes a nice side dish. Or a main dish with some protein and a green veg on the side.
I also do baked apples: Core, stuff with dried fruits, sprinkle with sweet spices (cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg), place in pan. You can nuke them in 1-2 minute intervals until soft, or bake (add a bit of water to the pan) at 350(F) for about 40-60 minutes until soft. Serve as is or with ice-cream or thick cream or yoghurt spooned on top. You can add a bit of sweetener (brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, whatever) to the apples before baking if you like, depending upon the sweetness of the apples.
Waldorf Salad.
If you like applesauce, make it and either can or freeze in portions. That can be a handy lunch-cooler that thaws for a dessert or snack, if they are in single-size portions.
Make apple cakes or muffins and freeze for emergency use, rainy mornings (I think a hot muffin on a rainy morning is lovely), and similar needs.
Mulligatawny Soup; my recipe includes a couple of apples.
morgancain at 11:00AM on 10/07/09
There are lots of apple chutney and apple salsa recipes on-line. You could put up half-pint jars for Christmas gifts of for your personal use. The chutneys go well with pork, ham, even chicken, on a cracker with cream cheese as an appy.
zucchini at 12:02PM on 10/07/09
Wow- there are a ton of great ideas here. *taking notes for later*
CJ McD at 12:52PM on 10/07/09
Wow, thanks everyone! I'm getting hungry looking at all this. Will definitely be exploring all the pork and apple ideas ... and how could I forget waldorf salad? LOVE waldorf salad
Also - one of my favorites for fall is apple and celeriac salad - yum.
Now I just need to get cooking ...
mookie at 12:54PM on 10/07/09
I'm about to attempt an apple mostarda - it's along the lines of zucchini's idea, but specifically an italian savory sauce.
scornell at 7:44PM on 10/07/09
I run apples through my vegetable juicer to make homemade cider. I make applesauce with honey and raspberries, or cranberries and rosewater, and apple pie infused with apple cider reduction. I make tart tatin, baked apples stuffed with rum-macerated raisins, and a decent Jewish apple cake.
Reply if interested, and I will post recipes.
salpico at 8:58PM on 10/07/09
This pick of a shepherd's pie with root vegetables and apples topped with mashed potatoes looks sooo good: http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2009/10/guess_where_im_eating_41.php
Also, my fav brunch treat is this upside down apple french toast. With the sour cream/whip cream topping, it kills every time: http://www.bbonline.com/recipe/carriagehousechatham_ma_recipe1.html
AnaPowell at 12:50PM on 10/09/09
Thank you so much for the French toast link, @AnaPowell. Sunday breakfast, for sure.
betteirene at 1:10PM on 10/09/09
I know that this isn't a recipe, I just love slices of crisp, slightly tart apples with slices of extra sharp cheddar cheese on top. It's simple, but it's one of my favorite tastes in the fall.
sawyerriley at 7:25PM on 10/10/09
Cut them up and fry them in a pan with some butter, cinnamin and brown sugar and serve with pork. I'm gonna cut some apple and put in aebleskivers for breakfast, I just purchased an aebleskiver pan thanks to a tip from @therealchiffonade from a previous thread.
dmcavanagh at 7:44PM on 10/10/09
Yum, me and the boyfriend are going apple picking next week!
How about this recipe for Slow Cooked Apples and Pork? Could be a nice main course dish and you could make your own applesauce and cider out of extra apples if you really have a ton of extra.
Chew on That at 12:06AM on 10/12/09
I love apples.
Several people have already mentioned making apple sauce, but I'll tell you my favorite way to do it: peel, core, and chunk as many apples as you like. Throw in a big pot with about an inch or so of water at the bottom. Go over medium to med-high heat, stirring occasionally, until they're at the consistency you like. (I always leave some chunks.) But a few minutes before they're done, add a handful of "Red Hot" cinnamon candies. It turns pink and delicious! We freeze this in quart-size bags and eat all through the winter.
CEBakes at 1:01PM on 10/12/09
I mentioned apple cider reduction in a previous post. This is the secret ingredient in several of my recipes, and for you apple lovers, the creative possibilities are endless. You can make it yourself from fresh cider, but I buy it in bottles from this New England family farm. Their maple syrup is awsome, also:
www.woodscidermill.com
salpico at 2:27PM on 10/12/09
My mom used to set aside one fall weekend afternoon and make apple pies...she would make enough crust for 8 to 10 pies, prepare the filling and then assembly line like she would make the pies...wrap in freezer wrap and into the freezer they would go. Then, when we least expected, there it would be....the delicious aroma of an apple pie bubbling away in the oven.....
jsd517 at 1:34PM on 10/13/09