Apples can be added to almost any meal. Both sweet and salty culinary masterpieces will acquire original taste and sparkle with new colors.
Instructions
Step 1
Apples are a versatile fruit: they can be eaten fresh, they go well with baked goods, meat and poultry, seafood, and they are also included in many salads. Depending on the variety of apples, you can add sourness or, conversely, sweeten the dish. In addition, this fruit contains many nutrients that have a beneficial effect on digestion.
Step 2
Sweet and sour apples can be used to fill poultry for a festive table. For example, goose baked with apples is a traditional food for Christmas dinner in Germany. First you need to prepare the bird, that is, gut a carcass weighing 3-4 kg, remove excess fat, wash and dry it. The goose filling consists of 3-4 medium apples, one large onion, which must be cut into large cubes, and caraway seeds. After mixing the ingredients, you need to stuff the bird. Then, using wooden skewers or threads, the holes of the carcass are closed, and the legs are tied together. The goose skin should be rubbed generously with salt and ground black pepper. After making several punctures in the skin, the bird is sent to an oven preheated to 180˚C for an hour. After that, you need to turn the goose over and continue to bake it for the same time. So that the goose is not too dry, it must be periodically watered with melted fat.
Step 3
Pork will acquire a special exquisite taste if cooked with apple sauce. To prepare the dish, you need to cut a piece of pork weighing 500 grams into small pieces, salt, pepper and fry in a pan until light brown. At this time, you can start preparing the sauce. To do this, two sweet and sour apples must be baked in the microwave or oven until puree. After they have cooled, rub the apples through a metal sieve. In mashed potatoes, add 2 tablespoons of sour cream and a pinch of cinnamon. After mixing, spread the sauce on the meat on both sides, cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat for an hour. During this time, the pieces should be turned over once and, if necessary, add a little water. Before serving, the dish can be decorated with herbs.
Step 4
An excellent dish for a holiday or a romantic dinner will be a salad with chicken, apples and oranges. Chicken breast weighing 300 grams is boiled in salted water, allowed to cool and cut into small cubes. Cut two peeled apples in the same way. Also cut 3 hard-boiled chicken eggs and 1 orange. Coarsely chopped lettuce leaves (200 grams) are added to the ingredients, poured with mayonnaise and mixed. You can add salt and pepper to taste.
