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Cider-Braised Swiss Chard with Apples


Description

I used Suncrisp apples, but Jonathan or Golden Delicious might work better since they’ll release less liquid.


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Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, chopped (the recipe calls for 1 cup, but I only had a small one)
  • 2 cups apples, peeled and diced
  • 1 bunch chard, rinsed and chopped (I left the stalks in, cutting them into small pieces — they add a nice crunch)
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil up in a large skillet and add the onions. Cook on low heat until the onions are translucent.
  2. Increase the heat to medium. Add the apples, tossing them around to coat them completely in the fat.
  3. Mix in the chard and stir a few times to make sure everything is well incorporated. Then add the cider and vinegar and cover, cooking until the leaves are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  4. Remove the cover and increase the heat to high. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let the water boil off and evaporate, stirring constantly. (Like I said above, the liquid never evaporated for me, so I just pulled mine out after about 20 minutes, when the apples were tender and the chard was wilted.)

Notes

  • The recipe called for bacon as well, but I was out of bacon — and a little bacon-ed out. If you’d like a little pork in your dish, simply cook the bacon first until it is crispy and has rendered off all of its fat. Then remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Add the onions and follow the recipe from there.
  • Also, any type of green would work. I just happen to like swiss chard.