Roasted applesauce and savory apple charlotte from The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant (page 260) by Judy Rodgers

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Accompaniments: Roasted squab; House-cured pork chop

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  • elisa_m95b99 on February 09, 2026

    Very easy and love the pure apple flavor of this applesauce

  • kbrooks on October 20, 2024

    This is the best applesauce! I always make it to have with potato latkes. It's great as a side with roast pork or sausages. If you have it,add a teaspoon or two of boiled cider when you mash the apples in place of cider vinegar.

  • bernalgirl on October 13, 2024

    The apple cider vinegar goes from complimentary to overwhelming very quickly so add by the 1/2 teaspoon. Particularly gorgeous with a few pink pearl apples thrown in.

  • alex9179 on May 26, 2016

    The addition of apple cider vinegar is imperative for heightening the apple flavor. I sprinkle a bit, stir, and taste until it sings. Wonderful over vanilla ice cream or with yogurt.

  • Bloominanglophile on February 08, 2016

    My husband raved over this applesauce, which I served as a side with the Zuni Roasted Chicken with Bread Salad. A great way to use up any ageing apples you may have--the cider vinegar really makes it taste more "appley". I might blitz it next time, as my sauce was really chunky (maybe a bit too dehydrated). Still fabulous, though!

  • Melanie on June 14, 2015

    Made the applesauce. This applesauce is great! Incredibly simple but delicious served as a compote with breakfast, made two weeks in a row. The second time I made this I cooked it for longer at lower temperature and the apples were more caramelised.

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  • Food52

    No cinnamon, no cloves - this sauce is straight up apple, mainlined to your belly...she keeps it smart and simple, balancing the apples only as needed with small amounts of salt, sugar, cider vinegar.

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