Red Cabbage with Apples

By Thom7747

Ingredients

• 1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
• 2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 whole peppercorns
• 2 whole allspice
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons cold water

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from thomcooks.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion.
1. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt.
2. Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag.
3. Add to Dutch oven.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1¼ hours.

Discard spice bag.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth.
1. Stir in cabbage mixture.
2. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.