Iraqi Apple Preserve

Name: Iraqi Apple Preserve
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi Mesopotamian
Ingredients: 2 lb apples; 1 lemon; 3.333 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp rose water

A side dish of apples and lemon, seasoned with rose water and simmered on the stove.

1 hr · Serves 12 · Easy

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Peel, cut in half and core the apples and drop them in a bowl of water with 3/4 of the lemon juice to prevent them from browning.
2
Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water with the remaining lemon juice, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes, or until very thick.
15 min
3
Drain the apples and drop them into the syrup. Simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until tender and the syrup has become thick again.
30 min
4
Add the rose water and cook, stirring, for a moment more. Lift out the apples and place them in a serving bowl or in jars. Pour the syrup over the apples.