Stuffed apples are an incredibly tasty dish. There are a great many fillings for it. Apples stuffed with chicken meat always turn out to be very tender and juicy, they contain a minimum of calories and maximum benefits.
It is necessary
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- 1 medium chicken;
- black peppercorns;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 3-4 pcs. onions;
- 10 green apples;
- vegetable oil;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- 3 tbsp. l lemon juice;
- 50 g butter;
- 10 skewers or wooden toothpicks;
- Cranberry Sauce.
Instructions
Step 1
Remove the chilled chicken from the refrigerator beforehand to bring it to room temperature. Frozen - defrost. Put the carcass in a large saucepan, pour in water, lightly salt, add bay leaves, black peppercorns and boil until cooked.
Step 2
After that, remove it from the broth, cool, separate the meat from the bones and cut into small cubes. Do not mince the meat, otherwise it will not turn out so juicy.
Step 3
Chop the onions finely. Wash two apples, peel and seeds, cut into small pieces. Then lightly fry the meat in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil, add onions and apples there, add a little salt and pepper.
Step 4
Wash the remaining eight apples thoroughly, pat dry with a towel or paper napkins.
Step 5
Then very carefully cut off the tops from them and gently scrub the cores with a teaspoon. Leave the walls intact and some pulp on the bottoms so that the apples hold their shape well.
Step 6
Sprinkle the insides lightly with fresh lemon juice. This is necessary so that they do not have time to darken while you start them.
Step 7
Leave the wall thickness at least five to seven millimeters. You can zigzag the edges if you like. It all depends on your mood and imagination.
Step 8
To prevent the apples from cracking during baking, carefully pierce each apple through with a skewer or wooden toothpick before placing them in the oven.
Step 9
Serve hot or cold apples stuffed with chicken on toasted croutons, lettuce leaves. Be sure to top with cranberry sauce.
Step 10
Serve apples stuffed with chicken meat on toasted croutons, green lettuce, hot or cold. Be sure to top with cranberry sauce. Bon Appetit!
