Napa Valley Red Wine Applesauce
photo by Kree
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 8 tart apples, about 4 pounds peeled, cored and sliced
- 177.44 ml dry red wine
- 78.78 ml sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 44.37 ml butter
directions
- Combine apples, red wine, bay leaf and sugar (adjust the amount of sugar based on your preference and the tartness of the apples) in a large saucepan.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Mash the apples with the back of a spoon as they begin to soften.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- For thicker applesauce, boil uncovered and stir constantly until it has reduced slightly.
- Use a food mill, if you want a smoother sauce.
- Add butter and adjust the sweetness by adding more sugar if necessary.
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Reviews
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This is fantastic! I'm not a big dry red wine fan, so I wasn't sure how it would work in this recipe, but it turned out wonderfully flavorful. The only change I made was to use margarine and reduce it to 1 Tbsp. It ended up taking about 25 minutes for the apples to soften up, and I didn't need to thicken it up any more. I'll definitely be making this again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Ms B.
United States