Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe

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My German grandmother passed this recipe down to my mother, who gave it to me. I remember eating it as a small child. This vegetable dish can be made quickly and goes great with roast pork or barbecued ribs, potatoes and biscuits.

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Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup butter
1 medium head red cabbage (2 pounds) , shredded
2 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
1 cup apple cider or apple juice
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Minced fresh parsley, optional

Directions

In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until golden and tender. Add the cabbage, apples, cider, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 1 hour or until cabbage and apples are tender and the liquid is reduced. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup equals 203 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 331 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Red Cabbage with Apples in Country Extra January 1995, p47