Alabama Hot Slaw Recipes

SHERRY'S HOT SLAW

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the vinegar and sugar; cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and refrigerate until chilled.
• In a large bowl, combine cabbage, lettuce, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, ketchup, cayenne pepper and hot sauce. Mix and pour cooled vinegar and sugar mixture over slaw. Toss and serve chilled.

ALABAMA HOT SLAW

Steps:

• Add the following ingredients to a large bowl in order listed (do not mix, just pile one on top of the next): cabbage, celery, carrots, bell pepper, and red onions.
• In a smaller bowl, add the vinegar, sugar, and salt; whisk until clear.
• Add in the black pepper, mustard, and Tabasco to taste; stir to mix, then pour on the vegetables.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil until it just begins to smoke.
• Pour hot oil over vegetables, aiming particularly for the onions and pepper.
• Let rest for 3-4 minutes.
• Toss and serve; may refrigerate for later use.

ABSOLUTELY BEST HOT SLAW RECIPE

Steps:

• Fully cook bacon.
• While it is still hot, fill a food processor with bacon (do not add the grease to processor!) and chop it into coarse bits (If processor is not available, you should chop the bacon prior to cooking).
• Put hot chopped bacon in a strainer on a bowl to catch excess grease.
• Repeat until all bacon is chopped.
• Set bacon bits aside.
• Start with a Gallon container with a large mouth.
• Add sugar, vinegar, water, oil, salt, garlic.
• Stir with a large mixing spoon, making sure you get all the sugar off the bottom of the container.
• Heat the amount of dressing you plan on using on the stove on low heat or a steam table, stopping short of a boil (you will use 4-6 oz per serving).
• Fill salad bowls with shredded cabbage.
• Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of the fresh bacon bits on top of cabbage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Immediately before serving, stir hot dressing well, then use a ladle to pour about 4-6 oz on the slaw making sure you thoroughly wet all the cabbage and bacon.
• Enjoy!

ALABAMA RED HOT SLAW

Steps:

• Layer vegetables in a large bowl starting with the cabbage and ending with the onion but DO NOT MIX In a blender, mix: vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard and hot sauce till sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture over the vegetables but DO NOT MIX. In heavy skillet heat the oil until it begins to smoke. Drizzle it over the vegetables but DO NOT MIX. Let stand for 5 minutes. Toss and serve immediately or chill.

BIG BOB GIBSON'S COLESLAW

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in bowl with tight fitting lid OR in a gallon zip bag. Allow to marinate, stirring or turning every 2-3 hours.