Best German Red Cabbage Recipes

GRANDMA JEANETTE'S AMAZING GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place butter, cabbage, apples, and sugar into a large pot. Pour in the vinegar and water, and season with salt, pepper, and clove.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the cabbage is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion and apple over medium heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or cold.

BLAUKRAUT (GERMAN RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pan. Add sugar and stir until it has a light caramel color, about 5 minutes. Add onion and apples; cook and stir until the onions start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Cover and simmer until flavors are well combined, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in lingonberry jam towards the end of the cooking time if desired.

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Serve with grilled Swiss or extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese on pumpernickel or whole grain bread.;
• Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon and remove to a plate, draining off some fat if you have more than enough to lightly coat the bottom of the pot.
• Add the onions, carrots, caraway, and apples, and stir a few minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg. Cover with the lid slightly ajar and wilt cabbage while you prepare the sachet. Fill the cheesecloth with the juniper berries, cloves, bay leaves, orange rind, and cinnamon, and use kitchen twine to tie it to the side of the pot. Drop it into the pot and stir into the cabbage. Add the vinegar, keeping your head back from the hot pot, brown sugar, stock, and water, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until cabbage is very tender and soup has thickened. Stir the bacon bits back in, then adjust the salt to your taste.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or serve with grilled cheese sandwiches.

ROASTED VENISON LOIN WITH BRAISED RED CABBAGE, SWEET GERMAN POTATO NOODLES, AND JUNIPER BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the venison:
• Preheat the oven to 220 degrees F.
• Heat the sunflower oil in a roasting pan. Season the venison with salt and pepper, and sear it until it's nicely colored and caramelized. Roast until it's medium rare; an instant read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees. Transfer the meat to a board and let rest so the juices can settle. Spoon off the fat from the pan drippings. Add the bay leaf, rosemary, juniper berries, and butter. Return the meat to the pan and begin spooning the butter and meat juices over the meat to bring to medium.
• To make the sauce:
• Cook the shallots in a small amount of oil until they're softened but haven't taken on any color. Deglaze the pan with the Calvados and cognac. Add the venison glace and double cream and cook to reduce somewhat. Add juniper berries. Finish with cassis and vinegar to taste. Strain through a fine sieve.
• To make the cabbage:
• In a saucepan, heat the sugar on medium heat until it caramelizes. Add red wine and port and stir to dissolve into the caramel. Add the peppercorns, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, ground cinnamon, and a little salt, orange juice and zest. Put the cabbage in a bowl, pour the marinade on top, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
• To make the potato noodles:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the potatoes on a bed of rock salt and roast until soft. Peel the potatoes, break them open, and let the moisture steam out. Pass the potatoes through a potato ricer. Mix in the cornstarch and egg yolk to make a dough. Form the dough into little noodles by rolling it between the palms of your hands. Blanch the noodles in boiling salted water until done. Drain.
• Sear the potato noodles in a hot skillet with a little butter until they're golden brown. Sprinkle with walnuts.
• To make the cranberries: In a large bowl, toss the cranberries with the sugar and a dash of port wine to taste.

SWEET AND SOUR GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt. Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours., Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in cabbage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

INSTANT POT® GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Melt butter. Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and salt. Stir to combine. Mix in onion, grated apple, and red cabbage until well combined. Close and lock the lid. Select Steam function. Set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Mix in ground cloves and allspice.

RED CABBAGE, GERMAN

Steps:

• Melt butter, add apple and onion, cook until soft.
• Add cabbage, stir to blend.
• Add vinegar, sugar, cloves and wine.
• Cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 12 minutes.
• Thicken the sauce with flour, first adding a little water with the flour.
• Simmer until sauce is smooth.

SLOW-COOKER GERMAN RED CABBAGE AND PORK RIBS

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet to large bowl; reserve drippings in skillet. Sprinkle both sides of ribs with salt and pepper; cook in drippings until browned. Meanwhile, stir cabbage, apples and onion into bacon in bowl.
• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place ribs in cooker, reserving drippings in skillet. Spoon cabbage mixture over ribs.
• Stir vinegar, apple juice and sugar into drippings in skillet; heat to boiling. Pour over ribs and cabbage mixture.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours. To serve, use slotted spoon to remove cabbage mixture and ribs from cooker.

SWEET AND SOUR GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• 1. Remove outer leaves of cabbage if wilted or damaged. Cut head in half, remove hard core and shred/chop coarsely as for a rough coleslaw.
• 2. Heat oil in either a 12 inch skillet or a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add chopped cabbage and stir well to cover with oil. Saute cabbage until it begins to get limp, stirring occasionally. Add optional chopped apple if using. Add 1/4 cup of water to pan and cover to steam cabbage til almost tender.
• 3. Remove cover and let any moisture evaporate. Reduce heat to medium. Add and melt the butter. Add flour and stir until incorporated. Cook for a minute or two to cook out the raw flour taste.
• 4. Measure vinegar into cup with remaining 1/4 cup water, add to cabbage along with sugar. Stir well.
• 5. Stir until flour/butter/water/vinegar/sugar mixture has thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. This dish takes a fair amount of salt to bring out the sweet and sour flavor. I use about 1/2 tsp or more, but you will need to adjust to your taste.
• 6. Keep warm and serve with your favorite meat dish. This is particularly good with roast chicken or turkey, beef roast or pork chops/cutlets.

ROT KOHL - GERMAN RED CABBAGE (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in the butter, while covered, for 5 minutes.
• Place into a crock pot.
• Add sliced onions and apples.
• Add everything else.
• Cook on low 6-7 hours, until done to your liking. Enjoy!

SWEET-SOUR RED CABBAGE-GERMAN

Steps:

• Prepare and cook 5 cups shredded cabbage by heating 1/2 inch salted water (about 1/4 tsp) and 2 tbs vinegar, add cabbage. Cover and heat to boiling; cook about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Fry bacon until crisp; remove and drain.
• Pour off all but 1 tbs bacon drippings.
• Stir brown sugar and flour into bacon drippings in skillet.
• Add water, vinegar, the salt, pepper and onion.
• Cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or until mixture thickens.
• Add bacon and sauce mixture to hot cabbage; stir together gently and heat through.

GERMAN ROTKOHL - SPICED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES AND WINE

Steps:

• Cook the pork fat or bacon in a large skillet or dutch oven over low heat, stirring occasionally until it has rendered its fat, about 20 minutes for the pork fat or 10 minutes for the bacon.
• Add the onion, ginger, and cinnamon stick, increase the heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes, until the onion has softened.
• Add the cabbage, stirring and cooking over medium heat until some of the bits are slightly browned and caramelized, about 10 minutes (I do this in batches). Note: You can skip the browning step if you are in a hurry, but I find that it adds a particularly wonderful caramelized flavor to the finished dish. Now add the marjoram, garam masala, vinegar, and port or Madeira, and stir well. (Note: At this point add the optional bay leaf, whole clove, and chopped apple).
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, stirring occasionally to make sure the cabbage is not sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Remove the lid and cook, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
• Stir in the brown sugar (or maple syrup) and cook for 15 minutes longer, or until most of the liquid has cooked away.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf before serving.
• NOTE: If you can't find garam masala, use just a small dash each of ground black pepper, rock salt, cinnamon, & cardomom.

SLOW COOKER GERMAN RED CABBAGE AND PORK RIBS

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet to large bowl; reserve drippings in skillet.
• Sprinkle both sides of ribs with salt and pepper; cook in drippings until browned.
• Meanwhile, stir cabbage, apples and onion into bacon in bowl.
• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place ribs in cooker, reserving drippings in skillet. Spoon cabbage mixture over ribs.
• Stir vinegar, apple juice and sugar into drippings in skillet; heat to boiling. Pour over ribs and cabbage mixture.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours. To serve, use slotted spoon to remove cabbage mixture and ribs from cooker.

VEGAN STYLE ROTKOHL (GERMAN RED CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Gently heat the oil in a large heavy-bottom saucepan, and stir-fry the onions until transparent.
• Add the cabbage and stir well. Add the remaining ingredients and stir again.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, or until cabbage is tender. If possible, remove the whole cloves before serving.

RED CABBAGE (GERMAN STYLE)

Steps:

• 1. Core and slice into four pieces. Slice into 1/8 thick pieces. Slice red onion the same way. Core and chop apple into 1 inch squares.
• 2. Put your bacon drippins in a 5 quart dutch oven type of pan. Add all the ingredients in the order they are listed. Then cook over high heat tossing for about 10 minutes if it gets dry add water as needed. Put the lid on and cook slowly for about an hour. Checking and stirring in often. You can salt to taste I don't use much salt just because. Enjoy!!

SWEET AND SOUR GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Add cabbage, apples, onion and bay leaf.
• Mix red wine vinegar, water and beer and pour over cabbage mixture.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, cloves and allspice and mix into cabbage mixture.
• Cook over medium to medium-low heat, covered, for 30-45 minutes, until cabbage, apples and onion are cooked down and are very tender. Better to cook too long than to under cook.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

GERMAN MEATBALLS WITH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• 1. For meatballs, mix first 9 ingredients in bowl.
• 2. Shape into 16 meatballs.
• 3. Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp.
• 4. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and set aside.
• 5. Brown meatballs in bacon drippings until browned on all sides.
• 6. Remove to a warm platter.
• 7. Add remaining ingredients to pan.
• 8. Heat to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 9. Add meatballs.
• 10. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• 11. Spoon into serving bowls; sprinkle with reserved bacon.

EASY GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat sauerkraut, beets and beet juice, butter, and bay leaves in a large pot over medium heat; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until heated through, about 15 minutes.

PA. GERMAN RED CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a food processor, chop cabbage, carrot, celery, and onion (separately).
• Mix together chopped ingredients in a bowl.
• Add in chopped apple and almonds.
• In a separate bowl, mix dressing ingredients.
• Add dressing to cabbage mixture, and mix well so that dressing lightly coats and holds slaw together.
• You can store it in the refrigerator for up to one week.