Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, german red cabbage (rotkohl). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook german red cabbage (rotkohl) using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl):
- Get 1 head red cabbage, cored, thinly sliced, roughly chopped
- Get 1.5 tbsp butter
- Get 1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 small tart apples, peeled, cored, finely chopped
- Prepare 3/4 cup red wine (or vegetable broth)
- Prepare 1/2 cup apple-cider vinegar
- Make ready 1/3 cup white sugar (or brown)
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Take 1 Spice bag (step5), includes.
- Get 3-4 juniper berries (optional, but authentic)
- Get 4-5 whole allspice
- Prepare 4-5 whole cloves
- Take 3-4 whole peppercorns
- Take 1 bay leaf
- Take 1 tbsp cornstarch
Rotkohl is a classic German side dish. for braised red cabbage. It may be served with or without bacon and it has a very distinct sweet and sour cabbage flavor. It's braised in apple cider with a touch of sugar (sometimes with the addition of cherry preserve) and spices then finished off with an apple cider vinegar. Juniper berries, green apple, and tangy vinegar give this German red cabbage recipe it's distinctive sweet and sour flavor.
Instructions to make German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl):
- Remove bad leaves from the cabbage. Cut the head into quarters with a large knife. Slice out the core. Place cabbage on its flat side and very thinly slice it up. Chop all these slices crosswise (roughly). Discard any flat pieces and chunks.
- Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl. Repeat this process for all cabbage quarters.
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onions. Sauté for 4-5 minutes. Add the cabbage, stir a few times, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Next, add the apples, red wine or broth, apple-cider vinegar, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and cover.
- [If using ground spices skip this step, and add to pot] While this begins to simmer, take a piece of cheesecloth (4”x4”) and place the rest of the whole spices in the center of the cloth. Bring the four (4) corners up together, tie with kitchen string, to form a bag.
- Add this to the pot, cover and simmer for 70-80 minutes. Stir occasionally. [Add more wine or broth if needed. Most times it’s not needed]
- When done, place cornstarch (or flour) in a cup. Drain some of the cabbage juice (~3 tablespoons) into the cup and blend well. Add red wine (~2 tablespoons) to darken the liquid. Add this back into the pot and remove the spice bag.
- Raise the heat to medium and begin to stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Adjust the taste to your liking with a bit more sugar and/or vinegar. Place in a large serving bowl and top with a sprig of parsley.
Make a big batch of this rotkohl recipe and watch it disappear! I love German food, especially this classic side dish known as rotkohl. This method is decidedly Americanized, but the taste is authentic. German red cabbage recipes, aka Rotkohl, Rotkraut, and Blaukraut, are among those best vegetable recipes that Germans love! They go so well with dishes like rouladen (or flatladen in my family) and meat loaf.
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