Kentucky Skillet Fried Apples
Tart apples slow-cooked in bacon drippings with sugar and cinnamon until soft and caramelized.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 190 kcal
Equipment
- •Cast-iron skillet
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- fat
- 8
- carbs
- 30
- protein
- 1
- calories
- 190
Instructions
- 1
Melt the bacon drippings in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
- 2
Add the sliced apples. Toss them to coat in the melted fat.
- 3
Sprinkle the brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt over the apples.
- 4
Cover the skillet and cook for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally until the apples begin to soften.
- 5
Uncover and cook for 10-15 minutes more. Stop when the apples are tender and caramelized.
- 6
Serve warm as a breakfast side dish or a dessert topping.
Chef's tips
Pick firm, tart apples like Granny Smith so they stay whole while cooking. Cover the skillet first to soften the apples, then uncover to let them brown and caramelize.
Storage
Refrigerate up to 4 days.
Reheating
Reheat gently in a skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Slicing the apples too thin, which makes them turn into mush
- •Cooking over heat that is too high, which burns the sugar before the apples soften
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