2 tablespoons butter
1 granny smith apple — peeled
–cored and cut into 1/2 inch dice 1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 recipe blueprint for veal stew
4 kirby cucumbers — seeded and diced
–into 3/4 inch cross pieces 1/4 cup cream — optional
Saute apple in butter until almost tender. Add the apple cider and reduce until almost entirely absorbed by the apples. Add the veal stew and cream and bring to a simmer. Set the cucumbers on the top, cover and steam for a minute or so just to heat through. Adjust the seasoning.
Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on Jul 12, 97