[cheshirecheese]

I made what I've called 'naked' apple sauce last night to go with some pork chops - 'naked' because there was no added sugar, preservative, fat or whatever .... ooooh, get me!!  Basically, I had four large-ish fallen apples from my Cox's Orange Pippin tree, so decided to use them along with the zest and juice of a couple of oranges, some crushed cardamom pods and a little ground cinnamon.  I just peeled the apples and cut them into chunks, put them in a non-stick pan along with the orange juice and zest, added the spices and then allowed it to cook down on a very low heat for about twenty minutes or so, stirring from time to time until pulpy but still with some chunky bits.  Obviously it won't keep for long in its fresh state, so I've put it into some mini containers (the little plastic ones from mini houmous stacks) and frozen the sauce as indivdual portions.  The orange zest really made it come alive - hope the freezer doesn't deaden the flavours!

[Yorkie]

That sounds great, and I like the idea of using the mini humous tubs.  Hope the plastic doesn't split in the freezer.

[Growster...]

Chesh, we just shove a few chunks of apple in the microwave for a few minutes.

Same result I fear...

Great post  though - and a new idea forming...

[sarajane]

ooooh luvly.

Thats my mind made up for tea tonight.  Off to get the pork chops from the freezer

[cheshirecheese]

Hi Growster - I've done the microwave thing too, but I had several apples this time which I knew wouldn't keep for long as they were fallers (and a couple had been 'got at' by bugs), so that's why I had to cook them all up at once.  The prep was speedy, and as I was cooking the rest of the meal, the time on the stove didn't matter.

[Growster...]

Hi Growster - I've done the microwave thing too, but I had several apples this time which I knew wouldn't keep for long as they were fallers (and a couple had been 'got at' by bugs), so that's why I had to cook them all up at once.  The prep was speedy, and as I was cooking the rest of the meal, the time on the stove didn't matter.

Spoken by someone who understands cooking schedules a damn sight better than this Mr Growster does...

I'm always in the way when Mrs Growster is working her socks off in the kitchen! Unless I suggest a few medicinal tinctures from thje fridge...