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Skillet Fried Apples
Melissa Hart

Skillet Fried Apples

These apples belong beside ham as much as they belong over pancakes. They should slump at the edges but hold their slices, with a shiny cinnamon sauce clinging to each piece. Use a firm apple or you'll get applesauce before the butter browns.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Golden Delicious apples
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp apple cider

Method
 

  1. Core the apples and cut them into 1/2-inch wedges, leaving the peels on for structure.
  2. Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat until it smells nutty and shows amber flecks, 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Add the apples and cook, turning every few minutes, until their cut faces begin to brown, about 6 minutes.
  4. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until the sugar melts around the slices.
  5. Add the lemon juice and cider, cover and cook until a knife meets a little resistance at the center of a slice, 3 to 5 minutes.
  6. Uncover and toss for 1 minute until the sauce looks glossy rather than watery, then serve warm.