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German Red Cabbage Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 kg red cabbage
1-2 tbsp clarified butter – if you like you also can use lard or expeller pressed coconut oil
1 onion and 1 apple
1 tbsp sugar (or to taste or less) – should not be too sweet!
3 tbsp red wine vinegar and 3 tbsp red wine (dry)
salt, pepper to taste
1 bay leave
3 cloves (placed in a cooking sachet)
250 ml hot water
Directions:
Directions:
– Remove outside leaves, cut it in quarters and remove the stalk.
– Grate or cut it in fine stripes.
– Peel onion and chop fine. Peel apple, remove core, then cut in cubes.
– In a bigger pot heat clarified butter.
– Add onions and apples,
– Saute for 1-2 min.
– Combine with red cabbage, bring to a boil, reduce heat.
– Add vinegar, red wine, bay leave and spices.
– Fill up with water, let cook for at least 1-1.5 hours.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Red cabbage tastes for some reason better the next day. You can make it the evening before and let it simmer for another 15-20 minutes the next day before you serve it. Some say it even tastes better when reheated twice – I agree it does – even three times!

 

 

 

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