Kale Apples With Pickled Raisins

You can’t help but notice the mountains of apples in all different colors and sizes currently at the market. I decided to pick up some honey crisp and gala apples, which are crisp and sweet. I like to pair these types of apples with more dominant flavors like the sweet and tangy bbq sauce for the pork dish. When we get a tarter apple, like a granny smith, I usually have the boys in the kitchen whip up a spicy firecracker apple sauce which is pretty fantastic on my pretzel crusted crab cake or is just plain delicious on its own.