Rotkraut Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Wash the red cabbage, remove trunk and cut into fine strips.
• 2. Brown the sugar in the butter until light brown in color. Add the finely chopped onion and apples, peeled and cut into small cubes.
• 3. Sauté for a few minutes. Add the red cabbage and mix everything to combine. Immediately pour a little of the red wine vinegar on the cabbage so it retains the red color.
• 4. Season with salt, add a little of red wine, bay leaves, cloves and steam covered on medium heat until cabbage is tender for about 45 - 60 minutes.
• 5. At the end dust cabbage with some flour, season to taste and add some more red wine and/or vinegar if necessary.

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter.
• add cut up cabbage and vinegar.
• cover and simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes.
• add just enough sugar to make it sweet and sour tasting.
• add apples and reheat.

Steps:

• Fry bacon in medium-size fry pan until crisp.
• Remove and set aside.
• Add sugar, vinegar, and wine to bacon fat.
• Stir and cook until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour this hot mixture over the cabbage.
• Toss with vegetable oil, salt, pepper, and caraway seeds.
• Sprinkle crumbled bacon over mixture.
• Serve at room temperature.