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Red Cabbage (Rot Kohl)
 
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 225 Minutes
Servings: 8
A delicately seasoned sweet and sour red cabbage dish that will compliment a German meal with Roladen and potato dumplings
Ingredients:
1 shredded red cabbage
1 lb bacon, chopped
2 -3 onions, chopped
olive oil (for shine)
4 -5 apples, cut up in 1/2-1 pieces
vinegar or lemon juice
sugar
6 bay leaves, broken in half for more flavour
Directions:
1. Fry onion and bacon in large pot until bacon is a bit crispy.
2. Add red cabbage, apples, and bay leaves.
3. Add aprx 3 tbsp sugar.
4. Simmer for aprx.
5. 2-3 hours on low heat stirring often.
6. When the cabbage is fully cooked in about 3 hours, add the vinegar or lemon juice when pot is off the burner.
7. This dish will double in flavour if served the next day.
By RecipeOfHealth.com