Savoury baked apples / Pikante Bratäpfel

Although i did do a lot of baked apples in my life, i haven't ever seen a savoury baked apple. I'm wondering why... Well, but this needs to be changed and here is the opportunity to: Ann-Katrin, from the German blog Penne im Topf is introducing new and small blogs during the Advent season and i'm taking part with this wintry baked apples! 

They're filled with chestnuts and red cabbage and reeeally simple to make.

You'll need:

- 6 quite big apples

- 1/2 head of a SMALL red cabbage 

- about 15 chestnuts

- 2 small shallots

50-60g margarine/(vegan) butter

What you have to do:

1. Cut your chestnuts the way above and roast them, sprinkled with water, for about 25 mins with 200°C.

Resprinkle with water if it is evaporated. (~every 5 mins)

2. Meanwhile, cut the red cabbage into tiny little cubes/stripes, as well as the shallots

3. After the 25 mins, let the chestnuts cool down until they're cooled enough to get peeled.

4. Peel the chestnuts and cut them into chunks

5. Mix everything together and add the butter (it should be all sticking together)

6. Core the apples generously and fill them with the mixture, bake them for 20 minutes with 180°C

I think they go best with a nice mushroom sauce and a piece of steak!