This sweet and sour cabbage is the perfect easy yet tasty side dish. Red cabbage and a sweet apple are braised in sugar and vinegar, resulting in the most tender and delicious cabbage.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, German
Keyword red cabbage recipe, sweet and sour cabbage
1medium head red cabbagechopped into large chunks (about 6-7 cups)
1sweet applechopped. (Fuji, honey crisp, etc)
¼cupapple cider vinegar
¼cupgranulated sugar
1.5teaspoonskosher saltor to taste
¼teaspoonground black pepperor to taste
¼teaspoonallspice
Instructions
Place the chopped cabbage, apple, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, black pepper, and allspice in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it over medium-low heat.
Allow the cabbage to cook, over medium-low heat, for about 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes, until the cabbage is tender.
Remove from heat, serve, and enjoy.
Notes
Use a heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid so the liquid stays inside the pot. Cabbage will release a good bit of liquid while it cooks.
Keep the heat on medium-low and stir about every 20 minutes.