Rotkraut (red Cabbage) Recipe

Rotkraut (red Cabbage) Recipe

Yield: 4 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
3 lbs: Red cabbage,
1/4 lbs: Bacon,
1/2 cup: Raisins,
2 tbsp: Flour,
1/2 cup: Red wine,
4 tbsp: Sugar,
1 each: Apple,
1 each: Onion,
2 each: Bay leaves,
8 each: Juniper berries,
4 each: Whole cloves,
1 dash: Salt & pepper,

Directions:

Wash & coarsely shred the cabbage. Coarsely dice the bacon & the
peeled onion. Saute, in a large pot, the bacon & onion. Add a little
vegetable oil as necessary. After the diced onion is light golden in
color, add large handfuls of the shredded cabbage. Stir as the
cabbage glazes. (Careful - Do not let it burn!) When all cabbage has
been added and is glazed (about 1/2 volume from thE starting amount
of the cabbage); add raisins, bay leaves, juniper berries, cloves,
wine, sugar, and enough water to cover. Peel & shred the apple, and
add into pot. Simmer until tender (1-2 hours). Add salt & pepper to
taste. Add additional sugar & wine to taste. Mix flour with a little
cold water and add to thicken. Serve with beef dishes and potato
dumplings or boiled salt potatoes. NOTE: Whole allspice may be
substituted for the juniper berries Vinegar may sub for the wine
Apple jelly may sub for the apple


Source from luhu.jp