Cider Sauce

• 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
• 1 pound Gala or McIntosh apples
• 2 cups unfiltered apple cider
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 small (1 1/2- to 2-inch) dried chile (preferably Thai)

1. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with a sharp knife into a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan.
2. Quarter apples (do not peel or core) and add to vanilla seeds along with pod and remaining ingredients.
3. Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour.
4. Pour sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a blender (do not press on solids) and blend until emulsified (use caution when blending hot liquids).
5. Serve immediately.

vanilla bean, gala, apple cider, unsalted butter, chile

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cider-sauce-108687 (may not work)