"Pandora" > wrote in message
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> Pancetta could go well, but tart apple inside cabbages seams to me a little
> strange
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> cheers
> Pandora

Try it.

The proper type of apple like a Granny Smith will cook quite well and hold its
shape. The only problem is preventing the flesh form oxidizing - usually a
little acidulated water does the trick.

Cabbage and apple are quite complementary.


As example:
Cabbage-Apple Casserole

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Casseroles

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3 Cans red cabbage -- shredded
2 Cups apple -- sliced
2 Cups onion -- sliced
1 Teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Cup cooking wine


Cook ingredients in covered sauce pan over low heat for
1 hour. Then pour into greased casserole dish, sprinkle
with dash nutmeg and bake in 325~ oven for 45 minutes.


Cabbage apple Slaw

This colourful slaw makes a great accompaniment for the last barbecue of the
summer, or for hearty fall and winter pot roasts. Slicing the apples this way
distributes their rosy redness throughout the dish. Try to use Cortland apples,
which retain their white colour longest after chopping.

Ingredients

.. 2 Apples
.. 4 cups (1 L) Shredded cabbage
.. 1 cup (250 mL) Shredded carrot
.. 2 Green onions, sliced
.. 1/4 cup (50 mL) Cider vinegar
.. 2 tbsp (25 mL) Each vegetable oil and water
.. 1 tsp (5 mL) Granulated sugar
.. 1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard
.. 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Each salt and dried dillweed
.. 1/4 tsp (1 mL) Pepper
Preparation

Core but do not peel apples. Cut each into 16 wedges; thinly slice wedges
crosswise. In large bowl, toss together apples, cabbage, carrot and onions.

Whisk together vinegar, oil, water, sugar, mustard, salt, dillweed and pepper;
pour over vegetables and toss to coat well. Let stand for at least 15 minutes or
for up to 6 hours.

Dimitri