Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, german red cabbage (rotkohl). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
The classic German red cabbage side dish found in virtually every restaurant and home throughout Germany. Rotkohl has been around for, well, forever. And that's how it usually works, doesn't it?
German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have german red cabbage (rotkohl) using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl):
- Take 1 head red cabbage, cored, thinly sliced, roughly chopped
- Get 1.5 tbsp butter
- Take 1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 small tart apples, peeled, cored, finely chopped
- Get 3/4 cup red wine (or vegetable broth)
- Prepare 1/2 cup apple-cider vinegar
- Make ready 1/3 cup white sugar (or brown)
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Take 1 Spice bag (step5), includes.
- Take 3-4 juniper berries (optional, but authentic)
- Take 4-5 whole allspice
- Prepare 4-5 whole cloves
- Prepare 3-4 whole peppercorns
- Prepare 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 1 tbsp cornstarch
It tastes so aromatic with a distinctive sweet and slightly sour flavor and makes a perfect side for a roast dinner together with spaetzle or potato dumplings. Here is one recipe for German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) that we make quite often. It is a traditional accompaniment for roast goose or bratwurst and potato purée. This is not made with any flour, so it's wheat free.
Steps to make German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl):
- Remove bad leaves from the cabbage. Cut the head into quarters with a large knife. Slice out the core. Place cabbage on its flat side and very thinly slice it up. Chop all these slices crosswise (roughly). Discard any flat pieces and chunks.
- Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl. Repeat this process for all cabbage quarters.
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onions. Sauté for 4-5 minutes. Add the cabbage, stir a few times, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Next, add the apples, red wine or broth, apple-cider vinegar, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and cover.
- [If using ground spices skip this step, and add to pot] While this begins to simmer, take a piece of cheesecloth (4”x4”) and place the rest of the whole spices in the center of the cloth. Bring the four (4) corners up together, tie with kitchen string, to form a bag.
- Add this to the pot, cover and simmer for 70-80 minutes. Stir occasionally. [Add more wine or broth if needed. Most times it’s not needed]
- When done, place cornstarch (or flour) in a cup. Drain some of the cabbage juice (~3 tablespoons) into the cup and blend well. Add red wine (~2 tablespoons) to darken the liquid. Add this back into the pot and remove the spice bag.
- Raise the heat to medium and begin to stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Adjust the taste to your liking with a bit more sugar and/or vinegar. Place in a large serving bowl and top with a sprig of parsley.
The red cabbage is cooked (as opposed to a raw red cabbage slaw) and benefits from. Looking for grandmas red cabbage recipe? If she was German, there is a chance that this is what you've been looking for! My red cabbage recipe has a. This German Red Cabbage aka Rotkohl recipe turns regular run-of-the-mill cabbage into a tender, falvorful, comforting dish with the perfect balance of tang, sweet, and salty.
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