Best Red Cabbage Alsatian Style Recipes

RED CABBAGE ALSATIAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Pull off and discard any blemished outer leaves of the cabbage, and remove the core. Shred the cabbage finely.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the cabbage, cloves, cumin, apple, vinegar, sugar and broth. Add salt and pepper. Blend well. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the butter and serve.

OKTOBERFEST CHICKEN AND RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large oven-safe or cast-iron skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. When cool, crumble bacon; leave bacon drippings in the skillet.
• Whisk flour, kosher salt, and smoked paprika together in a bowl. Coat chicken thighs in the seasoned flour and brown on both sides in the hot bacon fat over medium heat, about 5 minutes per side; transfer chicken to a plate. Drain bacon grease except for 1 tablespoon; cook and stir onion and apple until onion is translucent and apple is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir red cabbage and bacon into onion-apple mixture, sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt, and cook, stirring often, until cabbage is softened, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour red wine vinegar and red wine into skillet. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon and bring cabbage mixture to a boil; cook until sauce is reduced by half, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Arrange chicken thighs on top of cabbage in the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

RED CABBAGE WITH CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Sauté the onions in the goose fat or vegetable oil in a large casserole or Dutch oven for about 5 minutes, or until translucent. Add the cabbage, sauté for a few minutes, and then stir in the wine.
• Add the clove, the bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in the apples, cover, and let cook for another 45 minutes. Finally, add the chestnuts, and cook for 15 more minutes. Just before serving, fish out the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar. Adjust seasonings to taste.

RED CABBAGE WITH CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Using small knife, cut an X in each chestnut. Place in roasting pan. Bake until shells loosen, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly. Remove hard shell and brown skin from each nut. Set aside.
• Heat oil in large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage, vinegar, water and sugar. Cover; cook until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Add nuts; cook until warm, about 10 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper.

CHOUCROUTE GARNIE

Steps:

• Place ham hocks in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until meat is very tender, about 2 hours. Transfer hocks to medium bowl. Boil broth until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Place hock meat in medium bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover hock meat and broth separately; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bratwurst and bacon. Sauté until bacon is crisp and bratwurst is brown, about 10 minutes. Place in bowl with hock meat.
• Add onions, spices and bay leaves to same pot. Sauté until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add apples; sauté 2 minutes. Mix in sauerkraut. Add all meats; press to submerge. Add reserved broth and wine. Boil 10 minutes. Cover choucroute and bake 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook potatoes in pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 18 minutes. Drain; cool slightly. Cut potatoes in half. Dip cut sides into parsley. Arrange sauerkraut and meats on platter. Surround with potatoes. Serve with mustards and horseradish.