HEAVEN AND EARTH

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This is a German dish that has a descriptive meaning to the name. From the way they both grow, potatoes from deep within the earth and the apples from trees that reach toward the heavens. This is such a simple dish and yet very beautiful to serve for dinner. It is also a very healthy dish to make for your family with just a small...

Provided by Kimberly Biegacki

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lb potatoes, pared, cut into thin wedges (i use red)
boiling salted water
1 lb apples, pared, cored, cut into wedges
2 to 3 Tbsp butter or margarine
1/8 to 1/2 tsp ground cloves
salt and pepper
4 slice bacon, cooked crisp (peppered bacon would be awesome)
chopped parsley for garnish

Steps:

  • 1. In a medium saucepan, cook potatoes in boiling salted water or steam for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. In another saucepan, place apples in small amount of water and cook about 10 minutes or untl apples are soft. Drain. If you are using two different types of apples make sure they are cooked to the same degree. I didn't check mine and so we had the red apples cooked perfectly and the yellow apples were still a little underdone.
  • 2. In a 1-quart buttered baking dish, alternately layer potatoes and apples, distributing butter throughout, and sprinkling with cloves, salt and black pepper. ----I doubled this recipe in these pictures and place them in a 2 1/2 quart dish.
  • 3. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until heated through. Top with bacon. (The bacon slices can be laid on top or crumbled; either way is yummy.) Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
  • 4. We served this tonight with some scrambled eggs but this would be delish with pork loin, a roast or my husband said even corn beef too. The butter resides more down at the bottom so if you know that you want more butter spoon some of it out and pour over the top.

Gregory Price
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This dish is a great way to impress your friends and family.


Shahzad Siddiqui
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I've never made anything like this before, but it was surprisingly easy and delicious.


Muhammad Bilal Ahmed Chattha
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This dish is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's definitely worth the effort.


Mc_ jabulani
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I'm a vegetarian and I love this dish! It's so flavorful and satisfying.


Peter-John Robertson
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This dish is a great way to use up leftover vegetables and rice.


Crystal Martin
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I've made this dish several times and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


Tumi Aphane
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I'm not sure what went wrong, but my dish didn't turn out as good as I hoped.


Josaia Caucau
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This dish is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


M Razman
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I made this dish for a party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.


J DL
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This recipe was easy to follow and the dish turned out great!


Natalie Madanat
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I had some trouble finding all of the ingredients, but it was worth the effort. The dish was delicious!


Bill Poston
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This dish was a bit too spicy for me, but I still enjoyed it.


Nalumansi Ritah Susan
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I'm not a big fan of tofu, but this dish was amazing! The tofu was crispy and flavorful, and the sauce was incredible.


Kameryn Jones
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The sauce was so flavorful and the vegetables were cooked perfectly.


Momin Hasan
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This was a great recipe! I especially loved the crispy tofu.


SJ JENSEN
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I made this dish for my family and they loved it! The combination of flavors was perfect and it was a great way to use up some leftover vegetables.


Sapco 123
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This dish was absolutely amazing! The flavors were incredible and it was so easy to make. I will definitely be making this again and again.