Calvados Sauce Recipes

CALVADOS SAUCE

Steps:

• Put calvados, cider, and shallots in a saucepan.
• Bring to a rapid boil and simmer until volume is reduced by half.
• Strain out the shallots, return reduced liquid to pan.
• Bring to a boil and whisk in cream and butter just prior to serving.

CALVADOS APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and core apples, then cut into 1-inch pieces. Bring apples, water, sugar, zest, and cinnamon to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
• Remove lid and simmer until most of liquid is evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. Add Calvados and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Mash apples with a potato masher or a fork to a coarse sauce, then cool.

BROILED APPLES WITH MAPLE CALVADOS SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Toss apples with lemon juice and 2 tablespoons sugar. Melt butter in a shallow baking pan 6 inches from heat. Remove from oven and tilt pan back and forth to coat bottom completely with butter. Arrange apples in 1 layer in pan. Broil apples 6 inches from heat until edges are pale golden and apples are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over apples and broil until sugar is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• While apples are broiling, boil maple syrup and Calvados 2 minutes.
• Serve apples and ice cream topped with sauce.

BAKED APPLES WITH CALVADOS SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/140C fan/gas 4. (When cooked with the fan, it's better to use a lower equivalent heat as the apple skins can burst before the apples are cooked if the heat is too intense.) Trim the bases off any apples that do not sit flat, without removing too much. Insert a small knife about a quarter way down the apple through to the core. Insert the corer at the base of the apple and slide up to the incision, twist the corer, then remove the core, keeping the apple's stalk intact.
• Brush a shallow ovenproof dish with some of the melted butter, then sprinkle over some of the sugar. Brush each apple with the remaining butter, then roll them in the remaining caster sugar. Place the apples in the dish and bake for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce, heat the sugar in a small heavy-based pan over a medium heat until it reaches a dark golden caramel. Stir in the butter and the diced apple. Cook for 30 secs without moving the pan (use a spoon to cover the diced apples in the caramel mixture). Pour in the apple juice and bring to the boil. Stir in the diluted arrowroot, a little at a time, until it has thickened slightly, then remove from the heat and add the Calvados.
• For the garnish, toss the bread with half of the icing sugar, then scatter onto a baking tray. Mix the nuts, Calvados and remaining icing sugar together until well combined, then spread onto the same baking tray, mixing with the bread. Bake for 8-10 mins, stirring halfway through, or until the nuts and bread cubes are golden brown. Set aside to cool. 5 To serve, place one baked apple into the centre of each of 4 serving plates. Spoon the Calvados sauce into the centre and around the apple, then sprinkle over the toasted garnish.

APPLE BREAD PUDDING WITH CALVADOS SAUCE

Steps:

• Butter a 6 to 8 cup souffle dish or other baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the apples and sauté about 5 minutes, until the apples start to brown.
• Add 3 tablespoons sugar and sauté a minute or two until the sugar caramelizes.
• Remove from heat, transfer to a bowl and add one half of the Calvados.
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in the pan over low heat and add the bread, tossing for a few minutes until the bread is coated with the butter.
• Spoon half the apples into the souffle dish and top with half the bread.
• Repeat with the other half of the apples and the other half of the bread.
• Put some water on to heat while you fix the cream.
• Place the half-and-half in a saucepan with the vanilla bean and scald and stir in 1/2 cup of sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and whisk a little of the cream mixture into the beaten eggs then slowly whisk the eggs into the cream mixture.
• Strain the liquid into the souffle dish and then dust the top of the pudding with the grated nutmeg.
• Place the souffle dish on top of a kitchen towel in a roasting pan in the oven.
• Pour the simmering water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the souffle dish.
• Bake 40 minutes, until just set.
• Meanwhile, boil the cider until it is reduced by half.
• Sift the remaining sugar with the cornstarch and whisk this mixture into the cider.
• Simmer until thickened, then remove from heat and add remaining Calvados.
• Serve the sauce warm on the pudding.

CALVADOS CREAM

Steps:

• Whip cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Stir in Calvados. Use immediately.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CALVADOS SAUCE AND DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Cut pork crosswise into 1-inch-thick medallions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt butter and oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add pork and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate; tent with foil to keep warm. Add shallots to skillet and stir 1 minute. Add cream, broth and Calvados; boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, stirring up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Divide medallions among 6 plates. Top with sauce; serve with compote.