Red Cabbage

 

 

Delicious side dish with poultry, game or Wiener schnitzel

Preparation You'll need: A medium pot with lid
Ingredients (for 3-4 people, as you can easily keep this in the fridge for a week, I wouldn't make less). 1 red cabbage (500 g are needed) 1 medium red onion 1 Tbsp. goose fat or ghee/butter fat ½ tsp. juniper berries 1 bay leaf 1 small cinnamon stick 100 mL red wine 4-5 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tart apple (e.g. Boskop) 2 Tbsp. redcurrant jelly some freshly grated nutmeg Possibly some cornflour
Preparation Peel the red onion, halve it and cut it into fine strips. Can go straight into the pot. Remove the first leaves of the cabbage. Wash the cabbage, cut off approximately the required amount of 500 g from the cabbage (they are usually much larger) and cut out the stalk if necessary. . Cut into fine strips with a sharp kitchen knife or a vegetable slicer. Heat 1 Tbsp. lard in a saucepan. Sauté the onion until translucent. Add the red cabbage, 1 bay leaf, ½ tsp. juniper berries and 1 small cinnamon stick and mix well. Sauté for another minute or two, then deglaze with 100 ml red wine. Add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 3-4 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar and 1 tsp. salt, mix well again. Bring the liquid briefly to the boil, then cover and simmer over a low heat (level 3) for 70 to 80 minutes, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes - you can check whether the liquid has (almost) evaporated and add a little water so that nothing burns. Meanwhile... Wash and peel the apple. Remove the core and cut into wedges, halve them. Add the apple 15 minutes later.
Final steps After approx. 70 to 80 minutes, remove the lid and cook until the liquid has almost completely evaporated (it doesn't take long for me, there isn't that much liquid). If you have more liquid or are in a hurry, you can help it along with cornflour. Remove the spices and stir in 2 Tbsp. redcurrant jelly. If necessary, season the red cabbage again with apple vinegar, salt, pepper or sugar. Add some freshly grated nutmeg and pepper. Stir well again.