Rotkohl (Spiced Red Cabbage)

Name: Rotkohl (Spiced Red Cabbage)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (24 ounce) jar of prepared red cabbage; 3 whole cloves; 1 whole bay leaf; 3 allspice berries; 6 juniper berries; 1 tablespoon lard; 1 tablespoon sweet vermouth; salt (to taste); sugar (to taste); 12 ounces water

Submitted by DiabeticChef

"In my senior year of German class, we had to make a recipe for a German dish. I decided to make rotkohl. I used a recipe from chefkoch.de, and I have changed it the past few years, always making it differently. Here is my rotkohl recipe, in English."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 3-4

ingredients

1 (24 ounce) jar of prepared red cabbage
3 whole cloves
1 whole bay leaf
3 allspice berries
6 juniper berries
1 tablespoon lard
1 tablespoon sweet vermouth
salt (to taste)
sugar (to taste)
12 ounces water

directions

Heat the lard over medium heat in a sauce pan.
While the lard is heating, grind cloves, allspice berries, and juniper berries in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
When lard is melted, add red cabbage, and spice mixture.
Fill empty cabbage jar half way with water and pour into sauce pan.
Add a splash of the sweet vermouth.
Boil for 30-45 minutes, stirring frequently.
After most of the water is evaporated, add salt and sugar to taste.
Either eat hot or put it in the fridge and eat cold.
Enjoy!