This is something which we made very recently. It’s really nothing special but a pork and apple pairing does wonders. Good quality meat is lovely even all by itself – any good quality ingredient really. However I feel that with some extra effort any meal can be heart-warming or festive.
Unfortunately, when we moved to a new place last year I found the freezer to be too small. Having said that, I now find that it suits our needs just fine now; I have learnt to buy less and use what I have before buying anything. I had a couple of pork loins which I wanted to use but didn’t want to worry about any complicated recipe. I always have apples in the fruit bowl and I had three unattractive ones past their prime. I found a quick sauce in Nigella Express which was perfect, but which I changed around with more shortcuts. All I needed was an large onion, around 2 tablespoons of butter, pinch of salt, my three apples, 2 tablespoons of gin (Nigella uses pink gin, but the white variety which I used is ok), juice of a lemon and some chilli flakes to taste. (A fresh chilli is preferable but I had just made some chilli oil with mine, so flakes had to go in with the apples instead.)
It’s so quick and easy. All you have to do is soften the onions in the butter, with some salt. Peel and cut the apples in bite-seized cubes and add them with the onion mixture. Pour in the gin and lemon juice, add the chilli flakes (or use a fresh one) and mix. Cook on the hob on medium heat for around 20 to 15 minutes. And you’re done. Good with anything. I think I could eat this as is – without the meat. Enjoy!
Rob x
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