Southern Fried Apples

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 large apples (Golden Delicious, Gala, Jonagold, etc)

  or 6 smaller apples
• 2½ cups apple juice

  divided
• 2 Tablespoons butter, unsalted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)

  optional
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice (ground)

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Wash apples and cut into thin wedges (8 to 10 slices per apple).
• 2 In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, spices, and salt. Set aside.
• 3 Set aside 1/2 cup of the apple juice for later.
• 4 In a large, deep sided pan, combine apple wedges and 2 cups apple juice. Apples
  should not fill the pan completely to allow for stirring/even cooking. Juice may
  not cover all apples.
• 5 Cook apples on medium heat until softened, approximately 20-25 minutes. Turn
  often. Apples should be soft and near translucent but should not be mushy.
• 6 Use a slotted spoon to remove the apples from the pan and set aside in a large
  bowl or casserole dish. Leave the juice in the pan to make the sauce.
• 7 Add the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice and butter to the pan. Stir butter in to
  melt.
• 8 Whisk in the dry ingredients until dissolved, paying attention to the cornstarch
  so that it does not ‘clump’ in any one spot.
• 9 Turn heat to medium-high and cook sauce until thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
  Whisk often to ensure smooth sauce.
• 10 Pour sauce over cooked apples and stir gently to coat. Cover and let sit for 10
  minutes. Serve as desired.
• 11 Leftover apples can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.

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