Apple-Ginger Stew

An apple a day keeps the doctor away... but with this apple stew you'll simply be swept away !!

This is a recipe for a tangy stew that tastes as great on its own, as it does as topping for ice-creams, cakes or the plain ol' Marie biscuits.
The preparation takes around 20-25 mins.

Ingredients:
3-4 apples peeled, cored and cut into small diced
1 orange rind cut into thin strips
Juice of orange
1 medium piece of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
Sugar
Water

Method:
In a saucepan combine all the ingredients except the ginger and orange rind strips.
Boil all the ingredients with a little water. Once the apples turn a little soft add the ginger and orange rind. Continue to boil the mixture till apples turn soft and the water turns syrupy. Remove the preparation from heat and let cool off.

Once cool, transfer the stew into an airtight jar and refrigerate. Serve the stew chilled. It can be served as a topping on plain vanilla ice cream/ cake/ marie biscuit. It can be refrigerated and stored for about a week.

The twist

• Add chopped dates or cashews/almonds for a richer topping.
• Crumble some sponge cake on the stew before serving
• Drizzle the stew syrup on the sponge cake; pply layer of whipped cream on cake and spread the stew over it. Makes an awesome pastry.