How German Red Cabbage Recipe

This quite popular vegetable can be served with Rouladen, Sauerbraten or Roasted Duck.

Ingredients:

3/4 - 1 kg / 1.6 - 2.2 lbs red cabbage
40 g / 1.4 oz butter or olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 medium onion
Two-three tart apples
4 tablespoons of dark wine vinegar
salt, 1 cup merlot
3 - 4 cloves
2 - 3 bay leaves
1 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons blue berry or red currant jam (optional)

Preparation:

Wash the red cabbage, remove trunk and cut into fine strips. Brown the sugar inside the butter until light brown in color. Add the finely chopped onion plus in small cubes cut peeled apples. Sauté for some minutes. Add the red cabbage and mix everything to blend. Immediately pour a small amount of the dark wine vinegar around the cabbage then it retains the beautiful red colors. Season with salt, include a little of red wine, bay leaves, cloves and steam covered on medium heat until cabbage is tender around 45 - One hour. At the conclusion dust cabbage with a few flour, season to taste and atart exercising . more burgandy or merlot wine and/or vinegar when necessary. Then add jam if desired for enhanced taste, stir.

Tip: Never cook cabbage in the cracked enamel pot since the taste can be compromised plus the food will get discolored!

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