Name: Authentic German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 ounces thick-sliced bacon -- chopped; 2 tablespoons lard; 1/2 red onion -- sliced; 1 large apple -- peeled and diced; 1 head red cabbage -- sliced thin; 1 cup apple juice; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons cherry jam; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 bay leaf; 3 whole cloves; 2 whole juniper berries; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Authentic German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)

Servings

Ingredients

4 ounces thick-sliced bacon -- chopped
2 tablespoons lard
1/2 red onion -- sliced
1 large apple -- peeled and diced
1 head red cabbage -- sliced thin
1 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons cherry jam
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 bay leaf
3 whole cloves
2 whole juniper berries
1/2 teaspoon salt

Servings

Ingredients

4 ounces thick-sliced bacon -- chopped
2 tablespoons lard
1/2 red onion -- sliced
1 large apple -- peeled and diced
1 head red cabbage -- sliced thin
1 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons cherry jam
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 bay leaf
3 whole cloves
2 whole juniper berries
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Melt lard in large 6 quart Duth oven. Saute bacon until it begins to brown. Add onions & apples and saute for about 8 minutes. Add cabbage and saute for 5 more mintes. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for one hour.
Serve warm or cold.

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