Red Cabbage Or Blue Kraut Rotkohl Oder Blaukraut Food

RED CABBAGE, OR BLUE KRAUT (ROTKOHL, ODER BLAUKRAUT)

Steps:

• Remove any ragged leaves from cabbage.
• Cut in quarters, wash and drain.
• Shred cabbage on cutting board, discarding core.
• Heat fat in Dutch oven or casserole.
• If you use bacon, let it melt but not brown.
• Add sugar to hot fat and saute slowly until golden brown.
• Add apple and onion, cover and braise over very low heat 5 minutes.
• Add shredded cabbage and toss until coated with fat.
• Pour vinegar over kraut and stir to mix through.
• Cover and braise slowly, 10 minutes until cabbage has turned"blue" or more exactly, bright purple.
• Sprinkle with salt, add 1 cup water, cover and simmer slowly 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until tender.
• Add more liquid if needed.
• Season with pepper and salt, if needed.

BLAUKRAUT (BRAISED RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Remove the 2 outer leaves of the cabbage. Cut the cabbage in half. Core it and cut into thin julienne. Put cabbage in bowl. Sprinkle with salt and red wine vinegar. Toss and let stand for 2 hours. Saute diced onions in butter. Add the apple and sugar. Saute lightly. Add strained cabbage to saute mix. Reserve the liquid. Stir for several minutes. Then add strained liquid, red wine, chicken stock, jam, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cook for approximately 40 minutes in a covered heavy bottomed pan Remove cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.

ROTKOHL (RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Place the peppercorns, bay leaves and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. , In a Dutch oven, saute onions in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add the cabbage, apples, salt, pepper and spice bag., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer, for 30-35 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in vinegar. Discard spice bag. Serve with a slotted spoon.

BLAUKRAUT (GERMAN RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pan. Add sugar and stir until it has a light caramel color, about 5 minutes. Add onion and apples; cook and stir until the onions start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Cover and simmer until flavors are well combined, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in lingonberry jam towards the end of the cooking time if desired.

BLAUKRAUT (RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Cut cabbage very finely. Heat oil in pan, add onion and cabbage and cook gently. Before cabbage collapses add vinegar to keep the red colour.
• Add a cup of water (or you can add some wine too), sugar, cloves, bay leaf. Put lid on pot and cook at low heat until cabbage is soft (about 1 hour and 30 minutes). Keep checking as it cooks to make sure you have enough liquid all the time. Season with salt.
• Half and hour before ready, add finely cut apple.
• When liquid is nearly cooked out, add flour.
• Give it a good whisk and heat up for short time.