Food-y advice?

[sigerson]

I am having visions of baked apples. But all the recipes I can find are for baked apples stuffed with something sweet. No, I want savory baked apples; hollowed slightly, with the insides chopped finely and mixed with sausage and onion, sauteed, then stuffed back in and baked all together till they're nice and tender and yummy.

But I can't find this kind of recipe. And I don't know if this is even feasible as a recipe; will the apples fall apart? does this taste like crap in actuality?

Anyone have suggestions? Besides "go stick your head in a pig". Didn't work.

Comments

[krasota.livejournal.com]

You could try adapting a stuffed tomato or stuffed pepper recipe. My biggest concern would be the apples cracking and not holding, but that shouldn't be an issue if you don't hollow them out too much.

Hmm...

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

I'd add crumbled sausage to this one:
http://www.recipelink.com/mf/31/26028.

Definately take the casing off the sausage, brown it first, and sautee the onion in the sausage fat. And some water chestnuts might add some nice crunch.

Never tried the recipe, just found at random.

I tend to do stuffed onions more often with a similar mix, minus the rice.

Not much on www.epicurious.com, which is odd. I trust their ratings, so I go therer first.

Lower quality, more quantity: http://www.recipesource.com/ has one:
http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/fruits/apples/sausage-baked-apples01.html

BTW, I've been thinking apples, too...

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

But more apple candy. With walnuts. Yum.

[dooneling.livejournal.com]

your description already sounds like a recipe to me. you can ballance all the flavors in the stuffing when you saute it. And then, all you have to do is watch the apples once they're in the oven, and take them out when you can stick a fork in easily, as far as you want to. right? I'm not sure you even _need_ to choose a nice tart, firm baking apple, though that would make it all easier.

In any case, it's bound to taste good, even if it doesn't look good the first time you try it.

[sigerson.livejournal.com]

You were very right. It was a recipe already, and it had wonderful results.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

I think I found some in an old Joy of Cooking...I'll look tonight and email you if I find them again.

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

Onion and apple taste a lot alike when cooked, so I'd omit the onion and go for something a bit stronger - garlic, probably. You might consider putting the whole thing in pastry to make sure it doesn't dry out and the apple won't deform too much. It might add a nice contrast in textures, too. Also, you'll probably need a lot of salt to balance out all that sugar. My preference would be for hot sausage for the same reason.

[kmunson779.livejournal.com]

I love the local book sale. For $0.10 I've got "Apple Kitchen Cookbook". 21 "dessert" baked apple recipes, plus here are the savory ones...

Arabian Apples (with chicken/cream of mushroom soup)
Hash-Stuffed Baked Apples (with corned beef hash)
Tavern Baked Apples (also with hash)
with Sausage Stuffing:

1/2 lb pork sausage meat
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup minced onion
6 cups small bread cubes
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 teaspooon poultry seasoning
6 large baking apples
6 teaspoons current jelly

Combine sausage, celery and onion in frying pan. Cook over low heat until sausage is browned and celery is tender. Add sausage mixture to bread cubes; save drippings in pan. Blend flour with drippings; add boiling water gradually. Cook over low heat, stirring until smooth and thickened; pour over sausage-bread mixture. Add parsley and poultry seasoning. Core apples; pare about 1/4 of the way down. Fill centers with some of the sausage mixture and top with currant jelly. Pile the remaining stuffing in center of baking dish and arrange apples around it. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour, or until apples are tender. Makes 6 servings.

Okay, I've never tried it but I may soon!

[laobscuridad.livejournal.com]

Anyone have suggestions? Besides "go stick your head in a pig".

I loved-ed you, piggy! I....lovvedded...you!