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Braised Red Cabbage

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 Stk Red cabbage (medium)
• 2 Stk Apples
• 0.5 Stk Lemon
• Salt (nach Bedarf)
• White pepper (nach Bedarf)
• Caraway (ground) (nach Bedarf)
• 100 g Smoked bacon (diced)
• 1 Stk Onion (large)
• 80 g Powdered sugar
• 1 EL Vinegar
• 0.06 L Red wine
• broth (nach Bedarf)
• Flour (nach Bedarf)

Instructions

1. Quarter a medium-sized red cabbage, remove the stalk and cut the cabbage into fine strips.
2. Cut two peeled apples into thin slices.
3. Mix cabbage and apples with the juice of half a lemon, a little salt, white pepper and ground caraway and let stand for some time.
4. Gently sauté smoked bacon cubes in a pot until translucent, briefly brown the finely chopped onion.
5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and let caramelize until light brown, then deglaze with vinegar and red wine.
6. Add the marinated cabbage and a little water or broth, cover and braise gently until almost soft.
7. If needed, stir in a little flour and broth to reach the desired consistency.
8. Season to taste sweet and sour with salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice and let simmer uncovered for a few minutes.

Based on a cookbook by Hans Hofer (1964), adapted with AI.