Scandinavian Style Red Cabbage With Apple Recipe 45

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES - SCANDANAVIA

Steps:

• Combine the butter, sugar, and vinegar with a large pinch of salt and sprinkling of pepper in a large deep skillet with a lid over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
• Add the cabbage, stirring to coat. When the cabbage begins to glisten and soften a bit, add the apple pieces and stir.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the cabbage is soft, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in the currant jelly. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve.

SWEDISH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add choped apples and onion sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly wilted, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Stir in sugar, cider vinegar, salt, cloves and allspice. Cover and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Uncover, add dry red wine and jelly and cook 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled. (Cabbage can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat over low heat if serving warm.)

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Combine the butter, sugar, and vinegar with a large pinch of salt and a sprinkling of pepper in a large deep skillet with a lid over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
• Add the cabbage, stirring to coat. When the cabbage begins to glisten and soften a bit, add the apple pieces and stir. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the cabbage is soft, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in the currant jelly or wine if you're using it. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve.
• Braised Cabbage with Chestnuts
• Omit the sugar from step 1. In step 2, substitute green cabbage for red and 1 cup peeled and roughly chopped chestnuts (page 453) for the apples. Cook until both chestnuts and cabbage are tender, as directed, then serve.

SWEDISH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy large Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add apples and onion and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in cabbage and stir frequently for about 8 minutes.
• Stir in sugar, vinegar, salt, cloves, and allspice.
• Cover and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender about 10 minutes.
• Uncover and add red wine and jelly and cook 5 minutes more.
• Add salt and pepper to taste if desired.

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.

RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until golden and tender. Add the cabbage, apples, cider, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 1 hour or until cabbage and apples are tender and the liquid is reduced. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley if desired.

SCANDINAVIAN-STYLE RED CABBAGE WITH APPLE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Discard the tough, outer leaves of the cabbage. Quarter the cabbage if whole, remove the core and cut the quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch shreds. Quarter the onion and thinly slice crosswise. Quarter the apple, remove the core and cut each quarter lengthwise into thin slices, then crosswise into thin slices. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cabbage, apple, cranberries, wine, jelly, brown sugar, allspice, cloves and salt. Stir to mix. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until the cabbage is softened, 1 hour. Uncover and stir in the vinegar. Transfer to a storage container, cover and refrigerate overnight. Reheat before serving. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings. Each of 6 servings: 96 calories; 500 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 17 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 3.56 grams fiber.