On Sat 19 Nov 2005 04:25:32p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jake?

> Charles Gifford wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>>
>>>Does anyone have a recipe for a sweet-sour red cabbage that does not
>>>include meat?
>>>
>>>I would like to serve it as a main dish, perhaps as a stir fry.
>>>
>>>~Thank you ~
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have never made red cabbage as a main dish, nor as a side dish.
However,
>> just to contribute something, here is my favorite recipe for sweet/sour
>> red cabbage.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> RED CABBAGE AND APPLES
>>
>> Source: Charlie
>>
>> 1/3 cup sugar
>> 1 tsp. salt
>> 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
>> 1 cup water
>> 1/2 cup butter
>> 4 qts. shredded red cabbage (3 to 3.5 lb.)
>> 5 tart apples, peeled and grated
>>
>>
>> Add all ingredients, except cabbage and apples, in a large deep
saucepan.
>> Heat to boiling and stir in cabbage and apples. Cover and simmer 2 to
2.5
>> hours, stirring occasionally. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
>>
>>
> I cook mine similarly, although I sometimes add a clove or two. My
> mother uses bay leaves, I don't .

Very much like mine, as well, also with a clove or two, and I usually add a
spoon or so of red currant jelly in place of part or all of the sugar.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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