Old german red cabbage recipes

GERMAN RED CABBAGE





1 sm. head of red cabbage


1 med. onion


2 whole cloves


1 bay leaf


1 med. apple


1/2 lb. bacon


1 to 2 tsp. sugar


1/8 liter water


2 tbsp. vinegar


3 to 4 tbsp. red wine





Remove bad leaves around red cabbage, wash and divide into quarters. Cut red cabbage into thin slices. Cut bacon in small slices. Put in pot, let brown, sprinkle with sugar, add red cabbage. Toss in pot, spike onion with whole cloves, peel apple, cut in quarters and add into pot. Add 1/8 liter water. Cook at mild temperature for 1 hour. From time to time, check whether enough water is in pot, if not, add a little. Shortly before red cabbage is done, add vinegar and red wine. This gives the nice red color. To thicken gravy, sprinkle a little flour over cabbage, stir.Old german red cabbage recipes
German Red Cabbage





3 tbsp. butter


2 red apples, peeled and sliced


1 lg. head red cabbage, shredded


3/8 cup vinegar


3 tbsp. sugar


3 whole cloves


3/4 cup red wine


1 cup onion, chopped





Directions:


Melt butter in a large pan add onion and apple. Cook until soft. Add red cabbage, Stir to blend. Add vinegar, sugar, cloves and red wine. Cover, cook until cabbage is tender about 20 minutes.





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I like both the first and the 3rd persons recipe, I make it similarly, but I grate the apple, add red wine vinegar and brown sugar and for a real authentic German flavour, I am surprised no one adds caraway seeds and a bit of ground coriander, famous in Dusseledorf for those ingredients, I am of German heritage, distant relative to Martin Luther not King.





Add I cook mine down until it has evaporated all the juice and there sugars are starting to caramelize and create a bit of a scorch.
GERMAN RED CABBAGE





3/4 c. Italian salad dressing


1 c. chopped onion


6 c. shredded red cabbage


1 to 1 1/2 c. chopped apples


1 tbsp. lemon juice





Brown onion lightly in salad oil. Add red cabbage, apples and lemon juice. Simmer 30 minutes covered. This freezes well.



I would strongly advise against using old red cabbage, since you will run the risk of getting collywobbles. Use the freshest red cabbage you can get!