Suss Saures Rotkraut Sweet And Sour Red Cabbage Food

SUSS-SAURES ROTKRAUT (SWEET-AND-SOUR RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Melt butter in 4-quart dutch oven.
• Add apples and onions, sauté slightly.
• Add finely shredded cabbage, red wine, cloves, sugar, and bay leaves.
• Simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• Then add the remaining ingredients.
• Heat to melt the butter and serve immediately.

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Serve with grilled Swiss or extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese on pumpernickel or whole grain bread.;
• Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon and remove to a plate, draining off some fat if you have more than enough to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
• Add the onions, carrots, caraway, and apples, and stir a few minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg. Cover with the lid slightly ajar and wilt cabbage while you prepare the sachet. Fill the cheesecloth with the juniper berries, cloves, bay leaves, orange rind, and cinnamon, and use kitchen twine to tie it to the side of the pot. Drop it into the pot and stir into the cabbage. Add the vinegar, keeping your head back from the hot pot, brown sugar, stock, and water, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until cabbage is very tender and soup has thickened. Stir the bacon bits back in, then adjust the salt to your taste.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.

SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, saute the shallots and garlic in the butter over medium heat for 1 minute, until golden brown. Add the shredded cabbage. Add the wine to deglaze the pan, loosening any browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in the vinegar and sugar. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent the sugar from burning. Reduce the heat and simmer about 10 minutes, until the liquid is reduced by 3/4.

SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage in a medium saucepan with water and salt, and bring to a boil. Stir in brown sugar and caraway seeds. Cook 12 minutes, or until cabbage is tender; drain.
• In a medium bowl, toss cabbage with vinegar and butter until thoroughly coated.

SCANDINAVIAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Mix cabbage with vinegar to keep it from darkening.
• Melt butter in a pan and add sugar and salt, stir.
• Add cabbage and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add jelly and apples, stir and let it simmer for at least an hour (see note).
• Serve hot.