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Spicy Red Cabbage Recipe

For a different side dish from the mash potatoes, I serve this red cabbage dish. It all such a pop of color on the plate and it also very delicious.—Lisa Gibbons, Wildwood, Illinois

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Spicy Red Cabbage Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 jars (16 ounces each) shredded sweet-and-sour red cabbage
5 bacon strips, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 small apples, peeled and diced
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoon brown sugar
Pinch ground cloves
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

Drain cabbage, reserving liquid; set cabbage aside. Add enough water to liquid to equal 1-1/3 cups; set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel to drain. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Cook the onion in drippings until tender. Add apples, vinegar, brown sugar and cloves. Combine flour with reserved liquid; pour into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in cabbage and bacon; heat through. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 151 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 274 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Spicy Red Cabbage in Country Woman September/October 1994, p35