Try making these Apple Nems with Apricot and Green Tea Sauce. It is a delicate dessert. It will enchant each guest with its exotic twist. It is light and sweet and is the ideal dessert for a winter journey towards East !
First, here is the list of the different Ingredients you will need to make the Apple Nems with Apricot and Green Tea Sauce that serves 6
First, the Ingredients for the Nems
- Five apples ( Reinettes)
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 50 g or 5 Tbsp melted butter
- 100 g or 1 cup chopped nuts or hazelnuts
- Six filo pastry
Then, the Ingredients for the Sauce
- 2 cups or 50 cl water
- 150 g or 2/3 cup dried apricots
- One green tea bag
- 50 g or 1/4 cup icing sugar
Now here are the different steps you will need to follow to make the Apple Nems with Apricot Sauce and Green Tea
Preparation for your Nem
With a vegetable peeler, peel the apples, core and cut into thin slices. In a saucepan, over medium heat,cook with honey, cinnamon, butter, nuts or crushed hazelnuts and cook for about 20 minutes. Set aside.
Then, preheat your oven to 200 °C (390°F). Spread your sheets of filo pastry on the work plan, then grease with a brush and put 3 tablespoons of cooked fruits in the center of each sheet.
Roll it like a cigarette while folding down to the centre the edges until you have finished rolling the filo sheet. Place the rolls on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with icing sugar then bake for about 15 min.
Preparation for the sauce
Now, In a saucepan, heat water with fruit and tea. After 3 min, remove from heat and let cool, covered, for about 15 min. Finally,mix with the icing sugar. Serve the rolls warm with some sauce.
