Briefly simmered apple chunks
Ingredients
- 2 lbs 14 oz (1.3 kg) apples
- 4 slices of lemon
- 3.5 oz (100 g) sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 2, 2 inch cinnamon sticks
- water, sufficient to provide a base that will not cook dry. Apples slices should not be covered.
Instructions
- Peel the apples, slice in quarts and remove the seeds and their immediate casing
- Cut one vanilla pod open over the length with a sharp knife and scrape out the vanilla ‘caviar’
- Place the apples with the water, the lemon slices, the sugar, the vanilla caviar and the remaining vanilla pod and the cinnamon in a pan and bring to the boil
- Simmer for around 20 min until the apple chunks are soft, but not broken
- Cool down and use as compote or for desert. Store in the refrigerator for maximum a week.
Notes
Method: simmering
Food allergy & intolerance information: none