Caraway Red Cabbage

Name: Caraway Red Cabbage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Cuisine: German Recipes, German Side Dishes, German Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/2 cup water; 4 teaspoons white vinegar; 3/4 teaspoon caraway seeds; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 9 cups shredded red cabbage; Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar

"My family just loves this fresh-tasting red cabbage dish," writes Rosemarie Kondrk of Old Bridge, New Jersey. "It's low in fat, sugar and salt—and quick to prepare."

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons white vinegar
3/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
9 cups shredded red cabbage
Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the water, vinegar, caraway seeds, salt and cabbage. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sugar substitute.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 31 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 141mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Caraway Red Cabbage in Taste of Home October/November 2001