Claw Slaw:Anthony’s Slaw

By blum099

Ingredients

• For the slaw
• 1 medium head green cabbage (about 3 1/2 pounds)
• 2 or 3 2 or 3 small carrots, peeled
• 1 medium red onion, quartered and sliced thin
• 6 pickled jalapeños
• For the dressing
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 tsp. ground celery seed
• 1/2 cup juice from pickled jalapeños
• 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. fresh-ground black pepper
• To finish the dish
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. fresh-ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

To make the slaw: Cut off the stem of the cabbage and peel off the outside leaves, removing any brown pieces. Using a large knife, slice the cabbage into quarters. Cut away the thick core on the inside of each quarter. Then slice each quarter right through the layers, so you end up with thin ribbons. Pile the sliced cabbage in a (very) large bowl.
Slice the carrots as thin as possible. (Some people like to shred them, and you can do that if you have strong feelings about it, but I like slicing better — the bigger pieces make for better eating.) Add the carrots and red onions to the bowl.
Cut the ends off the jalapeños; slice each jalapeño lengthwise, cut away the core, and remove the seeds. Then slice each jalapeño crosswise into small thin pieces. Add them to the bowl.
To make the dressing: In a medium-size bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, celery seed, jalapeño juice, mustard, Tabasco, salt, and pepper. Whisk all the ingredients together until they form a smooth liquid.
To finish the slaw: Season the slaw with the salt and pepper, mixing it in with your hands. Then pour the dressing over the slaw right away, and mix everything together well with your hands, so all the vegetables are coated. (Don’t season the slaw with the salt and pepper too early: the salt will start to draw the liquid out of the cabbage, so that it goes limp and the sharpness gets pulled out.)
Serve the coleslaw immediately. You don’t want keep this around too long; it’s a same-day serve-it-right-away recipe.