Grandma Jeanette’s Amazing German Red Cabbage
🕒 Recipe Overview
- Prep Time: 15 minutes 🔪
- Cook Time: 45-50 minutes 🍳
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes ⏰
- Servings: 6-8 servings 🥣
🛒 Ingredients You’ll Need
Simple, rustic ingredients combine to make this deeply comforting vegetable side:
- 💜 1 medium head Red cabbage (about 2 lbs), cored and thinly shredded
- 🧈 3 tbsp Unsalted butter (or bacon fat for an extra savory kick!)
- 🧅 1 small Yellow onion, finely chopped
- 🍏 2 medium Tart apples (like Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and shredded or diced
- 🫗 ½ cup Apple cider vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
- 💧 ½ cup Water
- 🟤 3 tbsp Brown sugar, packed (adjust to taste)
- 🧂 1 tsp Salt
- 🧂 ¼ tsp Black pepper
- 🪵 1 Whole bay leaf
- 🟡 3 Whole cloves (or a pinch of ground cloves)
- 🌿 Fresh dill for garnish (optional)
