Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage

 

Farmer’s Market

1   head red cabbage, coarsely shredded

1   medium sweet yellow onion, coarsely shredded

4   medium Jonathan apples, peeled and thinly sliced

¼  cup butter

1   cup red wine

¼  teaspoon ground cloves

½  cup light brown sugar

 

2   tablespoons apple cider vinegar

¼  cup butter or margarine, softened

1   tablespoon fresh lemon juice

 

Melt butter in a Dutch oven.  Add apples and onions and sauté slightly.  Add cabbage, wine, cloves and sugar.  Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or till cabbage is tender.  Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice and softened butter.  Pour over cooked cabbage.  Heat through and serve immediately.

Yield:  6 servings. 

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist