Sweet And Sour German Red Cabbage Recipes

GRANDMA JEANETTE'S AMAZING GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place butter, cabbage, apples, and sugar into a large pot. Pour in the vinegar and water, and season with salt, pepper, and clove.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the cabbage is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

SWEET AND SOUR GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Add cabbage, apples, onion and bay leaf.
• Mix red wine vinegar, water and beer and pour over cabbage mixture.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves and allspice and mix into cabbage mixture.
• Cook over medium to medium-low heat, covered, for 30-45 minutes, until cabbage, apples and onion are cooked down and are very tender. Better to cook too long than to under cook.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Serve with grilled Swiss or extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese on pumpernickel or whole grain bread.;
• Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon and remove to a plate, draining off some fat if you have more than enough to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
• Add the onions, carrots, caraway, and apples, and stir a few minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg. Cover with the lid slightly ajar and wilt cabbage while you prepare the sachet. Fill the cheesecloth with the juniper berries, cloves, bay leaves, orange rind, and cinnamon, and use kitchen twine to tie it to the side of the pot. Drop it into the pot and stir into the cabbage. Add the vinegar, keeping your head back from the hot pot, brown sugar, stock, and water, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until cabbage is very tender and soup has thickened. Stir the bacon bits back in, then adjust the salt to your taste.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.

GERMAN SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in water for 8-10 minutes; drain.
• Fry bacon and remove from pan; Add onion and saute until limp, 3-5 minutes.
• Add sugar and flour to bacon fat; blend until smooth.
• Add water, vinegar, and seasonings; cook until thick.
• Add diced bacon, and cabbage.
• Heat through.
• If bland, add more salt, sugar, or vinegar, whichever is needed.