for 4 person

Apples

4	apples, halved crosswise, cores removed
400 g	minced meat (beef)
2 tbsp	parsley, finely chopped
1	onion, finely chopped
1	garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tbsp	mustard
3 tbsp	panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp	salt
½ tsp	paprika
100 g	bacon strips

Cranberry & apple sauce

100 g	cranberries from a jar
½ tsp	thyme leaf

How it's done

Apples

Scoop out the apples, leaving a rim approx. 1 cm wide. Roughly chop the flesh and set aside.

Transfer the apples to the prepared dish. In a bowl, mix the mince with all the ingredients up to and including the paprika, knead well by hand until the ingredients have combined to form a compact mass. With wet hands, shape into 8 equal-sized balls. Fill the apples with the mixture. Wrap the bacon around the apples.

Cranberry & apple sauce

Puree the apple flesh with the cranberries. Add the thyme.

Bake

For approx. 15 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220°C. Remove and top with the cranberry & apple sauce.

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