This is a recipe of my own invention! Spurred by the ingredients I had on hand, I made the following mango applesauce and was quite pleased with the results:
Halve, core and peel eight small to medium apples (I used Jonagolds). Discard the cores and put the halves to the side. Add the peels to a blender along with 1/2 to 3/4 C. unsweetened apple cider. Use the grater function on the blender to chop the peel pieces into as small bits as possible. If any large chunks of peel remain, stir and blend again or remove by straining. Pour peel/cider mix into a medium sized pot.
Chop apple halves into small chunks. Put 5/8 of the chunks into the pot directly, add the other 3/8 into the blender. Peel one mango. Discard peel, cut as much fruit as possible off the mango and place into the blender. Squeeze the remaining mango juice out of the mango and into the blender. Add 3/4 - 1 C. unsweetened apple cider and blend until you have a uniform orange blend with an apple-sauce like consistency. Pour the blender contents into the pot and stir until the mixture is uniform.
Cook the applesauce over medium heat, stirring occasionally (when bubbles) for 60-90 minutes or until desired consistency. Turn heat all the way down and leave on warm. After 60 minutes, you should be able to squish the larger chunks of apple against the side of the pot, leaving only the smaller chunks intact.
Season lightly with ginger and nutmeg, generously with cardamom and cloves. Serve warm.
Ta-da! A real Matheson treat. :) The applesauce was declared to be a triumph by all who ate it and was consumed later in the evening by wee Mormon medical students in various array.
Halve, core and peel eight small to medium apples (I used Jonagolds). Discard the cores and put the halves to the side. Add the peels to a blender along with 1/2 to 3/4 C. unsweetened apple cider. Use the grater function on the blender to chop the peel pieces into as small bits as possible. If any large chunks of peel remain, stir and blend again or remove by straining. Pour peel/cider mix into a medium sized pot.
Chop apple halves into small chunks. Put 5/8 of the chunks into the pot directly, add the other 3/8 into the blender. Peel one mango. Discard peel, cut as much fruit as possible off the mango and place into the blender. Squeeze the remaining mango juice out of the mango and into the blender. Add 3/4 - 1 C. unsweetened apple cider and blend until you have a uniform orange blend with an apple-sauce like consistency. Pour the blender contents into the pot and stir until the mixture is uniform.
Cook the applesauce over medium heat, stirring occasionally (when bubbles) for 60-90 minutes or until desired consistency. Turn heat all the way down and leave on warm. After 60 minutes, you should be able to squish the larger chunks of apple against the side of the pot, leaving only the smaller chunks intact.
Season lightly with ginger and nutmeg, generously with cardamom and cloves. Serve warm.
Ta-da! A real Matheson treat. :) The applesauce was declared to be a triumph by all who ate it and was consumed later in the evening by wee Mormon medical students in various array.
