German Red Cabbage

Name: German Red Cabbage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, halved and sliced; 1 medium apple, sliced; 1 medium head red cabbage, shredded (about 8 cups); 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup white vinegar; 3/4 teaspoon salt, optional; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 65 min.

Yield 10 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This inexpensive red cabbage recipe makes a tender, tasty vegetable side dish. It's traditionally German, but it pairs well with all kinds of foods, in every season.

Ingredients

1 medium onion, halved and sliced
1 medium apple, sliced
1 medium head red cabbage, shredded (about 8 cups)
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup white vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt, optional
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion and apple over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 64 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 23mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Sunday afternoons were a time for family gatherings when I was a kid. While the uncles played cards, the aunts made treats such as this traditional German red cabbage recipe. —Jeannette Heim, Dunlap, Tennessee

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