Mom's Red Cabbage

Name: Mom's Red Cabbage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 bacon, strips chopped; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 granny smith apples, pealed, cored and diced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 head red cabbage, about 2 1/2 lbs, cored and cut into thin shreds; 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 bay leaf

Submitted by Dianna, Chef #987558

"From Winter Gatherings, best I've ever tasted, easy to make , leftovers are even better."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 bacon, strips chopped
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 granny smith apples, pealed, cored and diced
1 onion, chopped
1 head red cabbage, about 2 1/2 lbs, cored and cut into thin shreds
¹⁄₂ cup red wine vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf

directions

Cook bacon in oil until crisp and brown, remove bacon.
Add apples, cook until beginning to brown.
Add onions, cook until softened.
Add cabbage and vinegar, stir well.
Add brown sugar, thyme and bay leaf, stir.
Return bacon to pot, reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer until cabage is very tender, about 1 1/4 hours.
Remove bay leaf. Season with salt and fresh ground pepper,.