. >>> granny smith apples. it's time. they are great and you are going to give a great tip on it. >> we are using granny smith apples in our side dish. they have a nice tart flavor and hold up very well cooking. so when you do see granny smith in the market make sure they have a lime green to them. you want them to be shiny and heavy and make sure the stem is still attached. that's important for the freshness. the stem should smell nice and fresh like apples. >> i love your tip. great tip. i really do. i've been doing tips for 20 >> thank you. we sweated the leaks in olive oil and once those are sweated out they started getting nice and sweet we added in butter and beautiful granny smith apples to give it a tart balance with these apples and this dish right here is such a strange combination leaks and apples but they work magically together. >> look at the colors and textures going on together. >> that's also why you want to add the apple second so you keep it firm and crunchy and this is my favorite thing ever to put on

. >> granny smith am, it's time and they're great. >> the thing about granny smith apple, they have a nice tart flavor and they hold up well to cook. when see them, make sure they have the beautiful light lime green to them. and you want them to be shiny, very heavy for their size. and make sure the stem is still attached. freshness and then also smell the stem, right here, it should smell nice and fresh. >> great tip. >> when you bring them home, in the refrigerator. >> i've been doing tips for 20 year, these are fantastic. >> we sweated them in olive oil. and once they are sweated out, the sugar comes out and we added in but ther and some of the beautiful granny smith apples which gives it a tart balance. and the it's a strange combination but they work well together. >> look at the colors of this. and all the flavor, and you got different textures going on together. >> yes. and they keep the firmness and this is my favorite ever to put on top of pork. >> beautiful, that sounds like a good thing. thank you, bella. >> we're half way through. >> beautiful. >>> back to breaking news, t