Braised red cabbage - country living

7 cups

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
1mediumOnion, sliced
12 1/2-lb head red cabbage, quartered, cored, & cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1largeCooking apple, peeled, cored, and sliced
½cupWater
¼cupRed-wine vinegar
¼cupSugar
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonGround black pepper

Directions

1. In 5-quart Dutch oven or kettle, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute 5 minutes. Stir in cabbage, apple, water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cover, increase heat to high, and heat cabbage mixture to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer mixture 45 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.

2. Spoon cabbage mixture into serving dish. Or when made ahead, cool cabbage mixture and transfer to a microwave-safe container. Cover and refrigerate until ready to reheat.

Country Living/December/92 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl & <gg>