Sautéed apples

I stumbled upon this recipe one morning trying to be creative. Julie and I had been super busy for several days and breakfast consisted of repeated trips to the frittata we had made a few days before. The refrigerator was pretty bare, and I wanted to mix things up a bit. Still pressed for time, I grabbed an apple off the counter and got to work. Honestly, though, how bad can butter and cinnamon taste? Well, when you combine them with tart apples, it tastes like dessert at breakfast. Truthfully, we add them as a side for any meal. This recipe goes really well with chicken and pork.

3 apples, cored and sliced
1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter (grass-fed, clarified is preferred)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup (50 g) pecans, chopped

1. Bring frying pan to medium-high heat.
2. Toast pecans for 3–4 minutes and then add butter to the pan.
3. Add the apples and cinnamon.
4. Sauté for 5–7 minutes and serve.

Variations—Peel the apples before cooking. Once they soften, mash them up for homemade apple sauce.

Ingredient Notes—Firm, slightly tart apples work best. We like to use Pink Ladies.

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Sauteed apples cook sliced apples in butter and cinnamon until tender, then tumble with toasted pecans - the five-minute side that tastes like dessert at breakfast. They belong beside chicken and pork as much as next to eggs. Firm, slightly tart apples are the only requirement.

Pro Tips

• Use firm, slightly tart apples - Pink Ladies are the recipe's pick - so the slices soften without collapsing into sauce.
• Toast the pecans 3-4 minutes before the butter goes in; raw pecans taste flat next to the cinnamon.
• Saute 5-7 minutes only; past that the apples lose their shape and become compote.
• Peel them first and mash at the end for quick homemade applesauce - the recipe's own variation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What apples work best?

Firm and slightly tart - the recipe reaches for Pink Ladies.

Is this a breakfast or dinner side?

Both - the story has it at breakfast, and the recipe serves it with chicken and pork.

Can I turn it into applesauce?

Yes - peel the apples and mash them once they soften, per the variation.

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Stav Kogan

Sautéed apples

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Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• 3 apples, cored and sliced
• 1 tbsp butter (grass-fed, clarified is preferred)
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup (50 g) pecans, chopped
• Toast pecans for 3–4 minutes and then add butter to the pan.

Method

 

1. Bring frying pan to medium-high heat.
2. Add the apples and cinnamon.
3. Sauté for 5–7 minutes and serve.

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