A little background info: My friend grew up in Nazi Germany, marrried an American service man about 8 yars after the war and moved to California. She just flew Lufthansa from San Francisco to Berlin this week for one of her many visits...and had to arrive FOUR hours early to clear security checks.
Verbatim (but not Verboten) Red Cabbage Recipe
1. Soak a cut-up red cabbage in balsamic vinegar, a bit of red wine, brown sugar and salt for 1-2 days to retain the color,
2. then melt some bacon, sautee 3-4 onions in the fat, (absolutely necessary- can't be done without it. Goose-drippings are best.)
3. -dump the soaked cabbage into the pan , add a boullion cube (Mexican if you can find them ), more vinegar
4. Add three chopped and peeled tart apples,
5. Season to taste with bay leaf, ground cloves, cinnamon, a bit of garlic, marjoram, salt & pepper, maybe a bit more brown sugar and/or vinegar,
6. cook for 1 hour, then add red wine (by all means taste it first right then and there!) for the last l5 Minutes. It must be soft, it's not pasta!
Bon appetit."
What a wonderful recipe, and history, it is the fabric of our world community ......thank you dear girl for sharing it.