25 MIN · STOVETOP

Apple sauce

Name: Apple sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.8 lb cooking apples (Bramley, peeled, cored and roughly chopped); 2 oz superfine sugar (or to taste); 3 tbsp water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 pinch ground cloves (optional)

Bramleys collapse to a purée on their own — all it needs is a lid and a low heat.

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Ingredients

1.8 lbcooking apples, Bramley, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
2 ozsuperfine sugar, or to taste
3 tbspwater
1 tbsplemon juice
1 pinchground cloves, optional

Method

1
Peel, core and roughly chop the apples, tossing them with the lemon juice as you go so they do not brown while you work.
2
Put the apples in a heavy pan with the water, cover with a lid, and cook over a low heat, shaking the pan occasionally, until they have completely fallen apart.
3
Beat the sauce smooth with a wooden spoon, then stir in the sugar a little at a time, tasting as you go. Add the cloves if using.
4
Serve warm with pork, or cool it completely and keep it in the fridge for up to a week. It also freezes well in portions.

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