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German Red Cabbage

German Red Cabbage

  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs Red cabbage, very thinly sliced
  • 1 Yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 Granny smith apple, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 2 tbsp Red currant jam or jelly
  • 2-3 tbsp Red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable broth
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 3 Whole cloves
  • 3 Juniper berries
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp Water

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the onions and cook until just beginning to brown, 7-10 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook for another 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the apple, broth, bay leaf, cloves, juniper berries, jam, red wine vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add more broth as needed.
  4. Stir together the flour and water until dissolved then mix into the cabbage. Simmer for another minute. Add more salt, sugar and vinegar to taste.

Notes

Recipe adapted from DaringGourmet.com