Gram V's German Style Red Cabbage

It takes a bit to chop the cabbage and to cook it down, but this recipe is wonderful. My family has passed it down for over 100 years. I've "turned on" many friends to red cabbage because of this dish.

Category: Side Dish

Cuisine: German

14 reviews 
Ready in 4 hours
by kilikini1

Ingredients

1 red cabbage shredded & cored

1/2 cup Water

3 Tablespoons Butter

1/2 cup Cider vinegar

1/4 cup brown sugar packed

salt & pepper to taste

2 Apples chopped


Directions

Toss the shredded cabbage into a stock pot (with a lid!) with butter, apples, water, cider and brown sugar and cover. Cook down on medium heat until cabbage is tender, approx. 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cabbage should have a little juice in it, but if it's swimming in juice add a bit of flour to thicken it.

Reviews


Deelish! I added a little more brown sugar and used regular vinegar.

kim_smithhalley

Really yum, I added some sultanas and only used one apple but it was ready in like half an hour (not two as mentioned) so it was done WAY before anything else, maby I had it on too hot?

fdeane08

This is very good, I added nutmeg which really brought out all the flavors I will definately make again.

cherbewick

Cooked this the other night, was excellent! Let my grandma have a little bowl of it and she asked if I had left overs the next day. Recipe amounts are perfect! It went great with pork chops

Kennro126

What a dish! It's so easy and so tasty. Just the right amount of sweet, yet then you get the vinegar sour. Just like I remembered it 40 years ago when I lived in Germany. Unfortunately, my adult son is still a picky eater and doesn't like trying new dishes. He has no idea what he's missing.

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