Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Thanksgiving Show

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece)
6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup bourbon
Optional: 1/4 pound of butter

Directions

In a saucepan, melt butter and saute ginger for 1 minute. Add apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and bourbon. Simmer uncovered until apples are very tender, about 45 minutes.

Puree in a blender until "apple butter" consistency. To kick it up a notch: whisk in 1/4 pound of butter after pureeing applesauce.

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recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
angie pgh, PA 11-04-2009
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way too sweet
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I was excited to make this with a pork tenderloin after reading the previous reviews. I followed the recipie to a T and It... was wayyyyy to sweet and the bourbon was really strong. I should have cut the bourbon in half. I wont be making this again. Read more
recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
bob philadlephia, PA 10-20-2009
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Best ever!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

That is the best applesauce that I have ever tasted. The guy below was right. It's addictive. Fab. for Thanksgiving.
recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
JW Spring, TX 05-23-2009
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Awesome!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I modified this receipe by using Amaretto as that is what I had...WOW! Instead of popping it in the blender, I left it in... chunks and used it as a filling for miniature apple pies. I put pie crusts in a muffin pan and spooned the filling in and then covered with more pie crust. It was a little messy but the taste was fantastic!!! Topped with homemade whipped cream, it was wonderful sweet treat. Read more
recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
Alta Tacoma, WA 02-28-2009
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BAM!! Awesome Applesauce!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well, I tryed this recipe because the ingredients appealed to me , however I wanted to make sure it did not get overwelmed... by the Bourban flavor after reading one review. So I decided to cut the bourban in half, using only 1/2 cup instead of a full cup. Actually I wanted drinks that night and did not want to use that much since I doubled the recipe. HEHE! I also used all red delicious apples which are sweet already so I cut the sugar in half as well and figured I could add more if needed. It turned out perfect! Not too sweet, no strong taste of the alcohol at all. I believe the bourban really makes this recipe though, because after cooling it , it has a creaminess and richness to it that makes you feel like you have added extra butter but I did'nt. Just the 2 TBLS to saute the ginger. Also , I used crystalized {or candied} ginger instead since I had some. Chopped it fine and sauted and it seemed to get hard, but after adding it to the apples to cook for the 45 minutes it softend and blended so nicely with the cinnamon flavor. These flavors are soo good together I think Emeril should do a PIE with these flavors! Now that would really be BAM!!!!Read more
recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
Mike Cleveland, MS 07-19-2006
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Thanksgiving
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

WOW!! This stuff is more addictive than crack cocaine!
recipe Whiskey-Braised Apple Sauce
MO Santa Clara, CA 11-27-2004
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Whiskey HIT!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was a huge hit at Thanksgiving dinner. Waaaaay outshined the normal applesauce I usually make. It was fabulous!