Sweet Sour Spiced Red Cabbage Recipes

SPICED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut cabbage in half, remove the core and then shred the red cabbage using a knife or mandolin.
• Layer the cabbage in a bowl covering each layer with a bit of the salt.
• Let stand 24 hours covered.
• Rinse the cabbage and then drain the cabbage to get most of the water out on a paper towel or colander. This might take a few hours.
• Prepare 4 pints and one 1/2 pint jars by sterilizing them and then raw pack each jar with the now as dry as possible red cabbage.
• Pack them leaving 1 inch headspace. Prepare your lids and rings.

SPICED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 1 in. of water and cabbage to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Return to pan; stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until cabbage is tender. Remove bay leaf.

RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Add onion, olive oil, and 1/4 tsp salt to a large soup pot and turn the heat to medium. Cook onions for about 10 minutes or until they're beginning to caramelize.
• Next, add carrots and cook for 3 minutes - scraping up any bits the onion has left.
• Add shredded cabbage and another 1/4 tsp salt and cook for a few minutes or until it turns bright purple.
• Add in diced tomatoes, chicken stock, brown sugar, vinegar, remaining salt, and raisins and turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Simmer soup for 45 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper before serving if needed.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy pot (I use a Dutch oven) over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crisp, stirring frequently.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a plate. Add onion and cabbage to pot and cook, stirring often, until cabbage is wilted (about 10 minutes).
• Add vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender, about 10 more minutes.
• Stir in bacon.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine drippings or oil, brown sugar, vinegar, water, salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until hot, stirring occasionally. Add cabbage; cover and cook for 10 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Add apples, cook, uncovered, for about 10 minutes more or until tender, stirring occasionally.

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:

• 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.

BOHEMIAN SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE

Steps:

• Brown the onion in the shortening, only to a golden color. Do not brown.
• Add the water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil. (This liquid is just enough for this size cabbage.).
• Put cabbage in; sprinkle with caraway seed if you wish.
• Boil for 1/2 hour.
• Sprinkle with flour. Stir it up and boil just a few seconds for the flour to dissolve.
• Grandmother notes that you shouldn't "put cooked cabbage in the freezer -- just in box." (Box is the old-time short way of saying "icebox" -- we would say refrigerator!).

SWEET & SOUR SPICED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• NOTE: IF HALVING THE RECIPE, THE PROPER AMOUNTS OF SUGAR AND VINEGAR SHOULD BE 8 TEASPOONS (2 TABLESPOONS PLUS 2 TEASPOONS). CABBAGE MAY BE SHREDDED OR CHOPPED USING A FOOD PROCESSOR. (STEP ONE): CORE and shred (or chop) the red cabbage.
• PEEL and core the apple, then chop finely; PEEL and chop one small onion.
• SQUEEZE enough lemons to yield 2 tablespoons juice, if using fresh (bottled juice okay).
• MELT butter in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat.
• ADD cabbage and cook until just softened, stirring often (or, cook 4 slices chopped bacon in skillet until crisp, then begin sauteeing cabbage).
• ADD the apple, onion and sugar, then continue cooking 5 minutes.
• ADD the remaining ingredients.
• COVER and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• ADJUST seasoning to taste and accompany with with a pork or beef main course.
• SERVE and enjoy!

WINTER SPICED SWEET & SOUR BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Tip the cabbage into a large pan with the sugar, vinegar, cinnamon and star anise. Season well. Put over a medium heat and bring to a simmer, then cover, reduce the heat and cook for 1 hr, simmering gently and stirring occasionally.
• Remove the lid, turn the heat up to medium and continue cooking for 20 mins, uncovered, until tender and the liquid has reduced to a sticky syrup. Once cool, will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for three days or frozen for up to two months. Reheat over a low heat. Stir in the butter before serving.