For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
4 cups + 3 tablespoons apple - 2
¼ cup Clarified butter - 3
½ cup caster sugar - 4
4 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) - 5
1 1⁄3 cup Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 31 min. | 7 min. | 38 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Peel 4 cups + 3 tablespoons 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 ¼ 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 ½ cup caster sugar and leave to caramelise.
Fry for 1 or 2 minutes, then add ½ 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.
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 4 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.
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.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,814 Kcal or 7,595 Kj | 22 gr | 239 gr | 69 gr |
| 91 % | 8 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 5.63 €
- Per person : 0.94 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little apple and verbena tarts, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Comtoise apple charlotte, Brioche Tatin, ... All |
 | Real custard sauce (crème anglaise): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm apple feuillantines, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi, Apple Tatin Terrine, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple confectioner's custard, Apricot blancmange, Quick orange marmalade, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: White asparagus salad, Roscoff salad, Confit of quinces in Macvin, Chilli langoustines, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", ... All |
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