ULI'S APPLE RED CABBAGE

Uli's Apple Red Cabbage image

My grandmother was a master housewife. She taught home economics and she could cook. When she cooked this apple red cabbage my brother and I would eat it hot or cold, with or without potatoes!

Provided by Uli Lengenberg

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
½ cup thick-cut bacon, diced
½ cup diced onion
2 cups chicken broth
½ cup red wine, or to taste
1 large apple, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, or to taste
2 teaspoons white sugar, or to taste
4 whole cloves
3 bay leaves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste
1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
salt and ground pepper to taste
2 ¼ pounds shredded red cabbage

Steps:

Melt butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir in bacon and cook until just beginning to crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Add onions; cook and stir until onions are lightly browned and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes.
Stir in chicken broth, red wine, apple slices, and apple cider vinegar; bring to a boil. Stir in sugar, cloves, bay leaves, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper. Stir in red cabbage; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until cabbage is soft and cooked through, 30 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.4 calories, Carbohydrate 16.2 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 401.9 mg, Sugar 9.5 g