Rotkohl (sweet And Sour Braised Cabbage)

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices smoked bacon, chopped
• 2 cups onions, thinly vertically sliced
• 3 cups granny smith apples, chopped and peeled
• 10 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 cup apple
• 1/2 cup red vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tbsp drippings in pan. set bacon aside.
• 2 add onions to drippings in pan and saute 3 minutes. add apple to pan, saute 2 minutes. add cabbage to pan and saute 2 minutes.
• 3 add and remaining ingredients to pan and bring to a boil. cover and reduce heat. simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.
• 4 discard cloves and bay leaf. sprinkle with bacon and serve.