Red Cabbage, Bavarian Style
By: Foodiewife (Debby)
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:35pm

Ingredients




1 medium sized head red cabbage, cored and sliced thin
1 medium yellow onion, sliced thin
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled cored and grated
1 cup unsweetened apple pure juice (not concentrate)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup red wine vinegar
kosher or sea salt & pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
olive oil

Preparation

1 Cut red cabbage into quarters and cut out the core and slice thin 2 Peel onion, cut in half and slice thin 3 Grate apple 4 In a dutch oven, add about 1 generous turn of the pan of oil oil and heat. 5 Cook onions 2-3 minutes and add the red cabbage; braise the cabbage until just tender 3-5 minutes. Season with kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste 6 Add ground cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Add caraway seed, if desired. 7 Add the brown sugar, apples, apple juice and vinegar. 8 Cover and simmer until the cabbage is cooked and tender-- do not boil or overcook. 9 Cooking time is about 30 minutes. 10 Serve with a slotted spoon. 11 This works well in a slow cooker.

About


My mother was born in Bavaria, and she taught me how to make this very traditional dish.  Over the years, I've made a few tweaks of my own-- balancing the sweet and sour to make this dish a family favorite.
This is a favorite side dish with Wiener Schnitzel (breaded veal), and Homemade Spaetzle.  This freezes really well!
For a tutorial on how to make this, visit my food blog at:
http://foodiewife-kitchen.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-birthday-mutti-blaukraut-red.html