Drunken Apples are the perfect side dish for a pork roast or pork chops or pork of any kind… and pretty darn good over ice cream as well!

Easy as Pie

Actually, that reminds me of a school joke where the teacher asks the student if they can sew a button. Student responds that’s easy as pie. How about washing laundry? Also easy as pie. This continues for a bit until the teacher decides to ask if they can make pie. The student responds… now that’s not as easy. Anyway, I digress.

The hardest part of this dish is cutting the apples. You can’t cut them too early or they start to brown, so you have some prep work right when you’re ready to cook them.

Tips for Making Drunken Apples

Peel the apples, cut the core out of them and then thin slice. I find it’s easiest if you quarter the apples from stem to the bottom of the apple. It’s easy to cut the core out at that point. Then just take thin slices off until the quarter is cut up. You want them thick enough to stay together but thin enough to soften and soak up the caramelized flavors and the cognac.

Melt the butter, add the cinnamon and brown sugar and then sauté the apples until they are tender and golden. This takes 20-30 minutes depending on how big your pan is and how many apples you decide to do.

We made a video of making our drunken apples if it helps to see how we make ours.

We love these over pork (or with pork in Rene’s case since she’s not into food touching) or over ice cream or as a pie filling… Lots of possibilities to enjoy these spectacular apples. Give them a try with our Rack of Pork recipe for an amazing dinner! The chop in the picture below is from a rack of pork, so you can see what you could be serving up. Definitely a special occasion type of meal!

Drunken Apples

Recipe by HeCooks4Me.comCourse: Recipes, Side DishesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Calories

216

kcal

Total time

50

minutes

The perfect side dish for a pork roast or pork chops or pork of any kind… and pretty darn good over ice cream as well!

Ingredients

• 7-8 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and sliced

• 4 Tbsp Butter

• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

• 2 Tbsp Cognac

Directions

• Melt butter in a large chef’s pan or sauce pan over medium low heat
• Add cinnamon and brown sugar. Stir until well mixed
• Add apples. Stir with a wooden spoon (to avoid breakage) until soft and well coated (20-30 minutes)
• Add Cognac and simmer for 2 minutes

Recipe Video