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Norman flambéed apples

Apples sautéed in butter and sugar, then flambéed in Calvados (from Normandy) and served with real custard.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 12 ²⁄₃ cups apple
2 ²⁄₃ cup Clarified butter
3 1 cup caster sugar
4 12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur)
5 4 cups Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Peel 12 ²⁄₃ cups apple and cut into quarters. Remove the core and cut each quarter in half again to give 8 pieces from each apple.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Melt ²⁄₃ cup Clarified butter in a large fryin pan on high heat. When really hot, add the apple pieces.

Fry for 1 or 2 minutes, then add 1 cup caster sugar and leave to caramelise.

Stage 3

Turn the apple pieces so that they brown nicely on both sides.

This cooking and carameising should be quite rapid, so that the apples don't have time to go soft.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

At the end of cooking, pour 12 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) over the apples.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Pull the pan slightly to the side and, if you have a gas hob, incline it towards the flame to light the Calvados (on an electric hob, of course, you'll need to use a match or lighter).

Warning: the flames can be high (see the photo), so I advise you to turn off the cooker hood, if you hae one, before doing this.

Stage 6

Leave the flames to die down...

Stage 7

...the apples are now flambéed.

Stage 8 - 8 min.

Arrange several apple pieces in a small dish for each guest.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Pour cold real custard (crème anglaise) over and serve immediately.

Remarks

It is important to use clarified butter for stage 2, in place of normal butter, which tends to burn and leave little black bits on the apples that are not very appetising.

You can use another alcohol instead of Calvados, if you prefer. The Normandy link might be lost, but it would still taste very good.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,443 Kcal or 22,789 Kj	65 gr	717 gr	207 gr
272 %	25 %	68 %	31 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
122 Kcal or 511 Kj	1 gr	16 gr	5 gr
6 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
302 Kcal or 1,264 Kj	4 gr	40 gr	12 gr
15 %	1 %	4 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 16.88 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little apple and verbena tarts, Cochelin d'Evreux, Alsatian apple tart, Windfall apple jelly, Croissant dough apples, ... All
	Real custard sauce (crème anglaise): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Confit of quinces in Macvin, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, European glass, Warm apple feuillantines, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Fresh mint ice-cream, Stewed plums, Flaked almond tart, Rum babas, ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Fillets of sole meunière, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Breton leek and mushroom tart, Flambéd bananas , ... All

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