Red cabbage (Blaukraut)
For 4 Persons you need:
- a half head of red cabbage
- 1 onion
- 2 sour apples
- 5 cloves
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- a teaspoon salt
- some pepper
- a cup of water
Wash the red cabbage.
Quarter the apples and stick the 5 cloves int the peeled onion. Cut the red cabbage into small stripes. Put this stripes with the cooking oil, the apples and the whole onion in a pot. Add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper and simmer this for 10-15 minutes in the water.
Serve this without the apples and the onion.
Tip:
Vary the simmering time, it’s your choice how soft you like the red cabbage.
Well suited to:
- Every meal with meat and dark sauce
Regions:
This side dish you can get almost everywhere under the name “Apfelrotkohl”, in Bavaria it is called “Blaukraut”.