43. SAUTEED APPLES and BACON

makes four servings

tart cooking apples
8 slices bacon
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white or brown sugar
parsley

Pare and core the apples. Cut them into cubes. There should be about 4 cups. Saute bacon in a heavy skillet. Remove the bacon when crisp. Keep it hot. Leave about 2 tablespoons of fat in the skillet. Add the oil. Add the apples. Saute uncovered over high heat until translucent. Sprinkle with the sugar. Place apples on a hot platter. Surround them with the bacon. Serve garnished with the parsley.


from: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, New York: Plume, 1997. p. 130.