Maria was taught to cook by her father using a commercial wood-burning 3 metre stove. He used Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine cookbook to teach her the classic way to build a sauce to be used for steaks “a la carte”. Maria adapted the recipe to include the addition of apples, and enhanced it with calvados as the spirit, however you could use wine or an alternative spirit, such as brandy.Level of difficulty: easy
Season: All year round