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Chardonnay Crab Apples Recipe

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These tasty little treats are very easy to make, and the light wine sauce allows the apple flavor to shine through. Use as an appetizer, serve with roasted meat, or as part of a fruit compote. Makes about 2 cups and can be doubled or tripled.

Chardonnay Crab Apples Recipe (+)

Directions

Use unblemished whole apples. Wash and remove any blossom bits but you may wish to leave stems on to serve as 'handles'.
In a non-reactive saucepan, bring wine, sugar, lemon zest and salt to a boil.
Add apples, cover and simmer until apples are just tender, 5 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the appples.
Let apples cool in cooking liquid. Serve with liquid, or drained, depending on use.

Container: non-reactive saucepan

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Serving Description: varies

Ingredients

-		1 pound small crab apples
-		1 cup chardonnay or other white wine
-		1/2 cup sugar
-		2 teaspoons lemon zest (finely chopped lemon peel)
-		1 pinch salt

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