Sauteed Apples
"In my growing up years, serving this dish meant that autumn had certainly arrived! Mom served these "fried apples", with their delicious cinnamon flavor, alongside hot buttered biscuits, and freshly ground homemade sausage. Yumm!!
It also is a delicious accompaniment with meats at other meals, particularly ham or pork."
photo by NorthwestGal
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 granny smith apples, sliced
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons butter
directions
- In a large skillet on medium-high heat, melt butter (If your butter browns a bit, don't get excited! This gives an even better flavor.
- Add sliced, unpeeled apples, cover, and saute, stirring frequently.
- In a bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon. (Sometimes, for a taste difference, I also throw in 1/2 cup chopped pecans, at this point).
- When apples are just barely starting to get tender, stir in sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Continue cooking until sugar has dissolved into syrup.
- Serve with hot buttered biscuits and sausage on the side; or alongside ham or pork.
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Reviews
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This was a delicious quick and light breakfast this morning. It tasted like a hot apple pie without the crust, and my kids really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Wilmom. Made for Spring 2010 Pick-A-Chef. -
I cut down the sugar to 3/4 of a cup and may cut it down a little more next time. It was delicious and my students really enjoyed it. Thank you! Laurie -
One word delicious! Very easy to prepare. It's a keeper. Thanks Wilmom. Bullwinkle -
I made these tonight as a dessert. They were scrumptious! The sugars and butter came together to form a light caramel sauce. I'll definitely make these again!
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I'm an organic gardener--to say I'm middle-aged would be a stretch--I've been gardening for 52 years, mostly in the midwest. I still can most everything we eat. As my Dad used to say, "she'll can anything that'll hold still long enough"!! Sure saves time when company--or family--drop in.
I've been cooking all that time, too. I come from a large farm family (1 brother, 5 sisters) and have 2 sons and 4 daughters; AND 10 grandchildren.
Many of our family's memories involve food. All the important events are celebrated with a special menu; but as these things usually go, it's the disasters that make lasting memories! We'll be laughing at those long after the really impressive soirees have been forgotten. The women of our group have adopted a saying that "we don't name a dish till after it's cooked. Whatever it looks like, that's what it is!" Keeps the mood light, and even the novice cooks are more adventuresome, knowing that we don't take disasters seriously.
On the other side of the coin: years ago, I had a tea room/restaurant called The Market Fare, that was written up in the book THE BEST COUNTRY CAFES IN TEXAS, a gastronomique guidebook by Texas Geographic.
The women of our family can usually find our way around a kitchen!! For each of my children, as they left home, I created a cookbook of their favorite foods--still in use by them these many years later.
In nearly every culture, family and food go hand-in-hand in creating those special memories.
Man may be the HEAD of the home, but woman is its HEART!!
