This authentic sweet and sour cabbage is a quick and easy side dish. Add chopped apples, chestnuts, or walnuts for a tastier variation on the original. Serve it as a side dish with beef, chicken or even sausage.
Serve this delicious cabbage on the side of a full German-inspired menu.
Easy German Red Cabbage
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion sliced
- ½ head red cabbage sliced
- ¾ cups water
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar or honey
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat evoo in a large pan or pot on low. Add onions and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, until softened and translucent.
- Add cabbage, water, vinegar, honey or sugar, pepper, cloves and salt. Cook on low 30 minutes. Serve as a side dish for chicken or beef dishes.
cabbage is not the best vegetable to freeze. cabbage has a heavy water content and when frozen it becomes very limp and soggy. Sorry!
Unless you’re making stuffed cabbage! (Sorry I’m a little late)
Can this be made in advance and frozen?