Hot Slaw Recipes

MOM'S "HOT" COLESLAW

Steps:

• 1. Combine cabbage, carrot and onion in large bowl (preferably one with a cover).
• 2. Place vinegar, oil, all the sugar, salt, and mustard into saucepan. Bring to a full boil.
• 3. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cabbage. Toss well (I use a bowl with a lid, and "shake" as my version of tossing).
• 4. Chill, covered in the fridge. If you give it a toss every day, it will keep for a couple of weeks.

GRANDPA AL'S FAMOUS GERMAN HOT COLE SLAW

Steps:

• Fry bacon and reserve grease. Crumble bacon and set aside. Pour bacon grease into saucepan and keep warm.
• Beat eggs and sugar together.
• Pour vinegar into warm bacon grease in a saucepan. Add sugar and egg mixture; bring to a boil. Remove immediately, pour over cabbage in large bowl. Add cooked bacon and mix well.
• Let sit for a couple hours before serving.

HOT BACON - CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp in very large pan; remove from pan, then saute onion in pan fat.
• While bacon and onion is frying, toss cabbage and carrots; set aside.
• Prepare dressing: mix vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard; add to onion in pan, stir until sugar dissolves.
• Add cabbage & carrots back into pan; stir until coated with sauce.
• Return bacon pieces to pan; toss in peanuts, if used.
• NOTE: DOUBLE the sauce ingredients if you like juicier slaws.
• SUGGESTION: Add more bacon and carrots for a Main Dish meal.

WILTED COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cabbage, onion, celery seed and salt; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Crumble bacon over cabbage mixture. To the drippings, add sugar, vinegar and paprika; heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cabbage mixture and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

GERMAN HOT SLAW

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp; remove and drain on paper towels.
• Add sugar, salt, and pepper to drippings.
• Stir until dissolved.
• Add vinegar and water, cooking briefly.
• Pour over cabbage.
• Top with bacon.

HOT SLAW

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the cabbage with the lemon and lime juices, sugar, salt, and serrano chile. Let marinate for at least 15 and up to 30 minutes.
• In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, sauté the onion and garlic in the oil for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant and just starting to color. Raise the heat to high, add the cabbage mixture, and toss until very hot but still crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the butter and cilantro, tossing well to combine. Taste and season with salt if necessary. Serve hot.

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.

HOT SLAW WITH BACON

Steps:

• 1. Put a handful of the coleslaw mix in serving bowls and sprinkle each one with the crumbled bacon.
• 2. In a saucepan combine, water, sugar, and vinegar, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes until sugar dissolves. Pour about 1/3 cup of the liquid over each bowl and Serve immediately.