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Omi's (Grandma Lina) Red Cabbage (sweet & tart) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 1/2 c. water
1 c. cider vinegar
1/2 c. sugar
1 T. butter
1 tsp. salt
6 whole peppercorns
2 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. cold water
Directions:
Directions:
In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt.

Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours.

Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in cabbage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 minutes to Prep- 1/1/2 hours to cook
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
One of our family's favorites - handed down to my mother from her mother, my Omi Lina.

 

 

 

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