Apple Raisin Sauce

This sweet and savory sauce combines apple cider and raisins with garlic, shallot, herbs, and spices. Serve it over pork and chicken dishes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 143 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup golden raisins
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups apple cider
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 ½ cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• ½ orange, peeled and segmented
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and shallot in hot oil until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir apple cider, chicken stock, raisins, brown sugar, orange segments, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and cloves into garlic and shallot. Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce is reduced by half, stirring often, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with kosher salt.