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Red Cabbage

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A recipe from the Lowell Inn in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head red cabbage
  • 1 medium sweet onion, sliced
  • 2 large apples, peeled and quartered
  • 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. bacon fat
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 whole allspice
  • 2 cloves, heads removed
  • 6 peppercorns
  • cornstarch

Instructions

  • Wash and remove outer leaves of cabbage. Remove core and slice. In a large saucepan, combine cabbage, onion, apples and bacon fat, then add salt, sugar, water, vinegar, bay leaf, allspice, cloves and peppercorns. Simmer 1½ hours covered.
  • Thicken slightly with a small amount of cornstarch. Before serving, remove bay leaf, allspice, cloves and peppercorns.