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Katja Rowell’s German Red Cabbage

Katja’s German Red Cabbage

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Strips of bacon
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 2 1/4 lb. red cabbage, chopped
  • 2 1/4 apples, cut small
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt & Pepper to Taste
  • Apple cider vinegar to taste
  • honey to taste

Directions

  1. Cook bacon and put the fat in a large dutch oven.
  2. Remove cooked bacon and dice medium onion and cook in the leftover bacon fat.
  3. Add chopped red cabbage, apples, cloves, apple cider and bay leaf to the onion-fat mix.
  4. Cook down on a low heat, checking and stirring frequently to be sure of enough liquid (1 ½ to about 2 hours).
  5. Add honey and apple cider vinegar to taste
  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 2 hours
  • Total time: 2 & 1/2 hours

Yield: serves 4-6 people


Categories: Heirloom Recipes

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