Catalan Stuffed Apples

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 apples
• 100 g ground lamb
• 100 g ground veal
• 200 g almonds
• 100 g raisins
• rum, to mix with the raisins
• 2 eggs
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 lemons
• flour
• 200 g sugar
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 i sometimes add genjibre to the mixture, but i couldn't include it in the ingredients.
• 2 mix rum with the raisins. i tend to leave them soaking overnight.
• 3 wash and empty apples. mix the minced lamb and veal with the eggs, almonds and raising. add grated rind of 1 lemon and add the genjibre.
• 4 mix together and fill up apples with the mixture. sprinkle flour over the top and gently fry in a little oil. make sure you don't spill it.
• 5 place apples in an ovenproof dish (or a clay one is better).
• 6 prepare a caramel with the sugar and add some more lemon rind, grated, and the cinnamon sticks.
• 7 cover half with water and cook slowly until done.