Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Name: Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Ingredients: 4 pounds white or red cabbage or a combination of both, trimmed, cored and shredded; 4 pounds white or red cabbage or a combination of both, trimmed, cored and shredded; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 tart apples (such as Greening or Granny Smith), peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch dice; 2 tart apples (such as Greening or Granny Smith), peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch dice; 2 tart apples (such as Greening or Granny Smith), peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch dice; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; ⅓ cup red wine vinegar; 1 cup chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium canned; 1 cup chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium canned; 1 cup chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium canned; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; ½ cup red currant jelly

Preparation info

Serves
5 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Apples (A Country Garden Cookbook)

By Christopher Idone

Published 1998

About

Sweet and sour red cabbage can be made a day ahead and reheated. Serve it with duck, goose or pheasant.

Ingredients

4 pounds white or red cabbage or a combination of both, trimmed, cored and shredded
4 tablespoons (½

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

In a kettle of lightly salted boiling water, blanch the cabbage for 1 minute. Drain and cool under running water. If using a combination of white and red cabbage, blanch separately. When cool, drain thoroughly and set aside.

In a large nonreactive skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Add the onions, apples and sugar and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in the drained cabbage, vin