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Kittencal's Famous Coleslaw
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- Ready In:
- 24hrs
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 1 head green cabbage (8-10 cups)
- 1 large carrot, peeled and finely shredded (hand-squeeze out any excess moisture completely)
- 2 -4 green onions (or to taste)
- 2 teaspoons celery seeds (optional, or to taste)
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DRESSING
- 1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's is best, do not use salad dressing)
- 1⁄3 cup whole milk (light cream even better)
- 1⁄3 cup buttermilk (or yogurt is a great sub)
- 2 -3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (use fresh only not bottled)
- 1⁄3 cup white sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste) or 1 teaspoon white salt (or to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
directions
- In a food processor chop the cabbage into small pieces (should look like about the size of confetti) or shred the cabbage.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- With a fine shredder, shred the peeled carrots; add to the cabbage in the bowl.
- Chop the green onion finely; add to the cabbage/carrot mixture along with the celery seed.
- Mix the three veggies all together with a wooden spoon.
- To make the dressing: in a medium glass bowl whisk together all the dressing ingredients starting with the lower amounts then adding in and adjusting to suit taste but using 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Pour over the veggies in the bowl, and mix well to combine.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight (overnight is better) to blend flavors.
- FOR ONE 16-OUNCE PACKAGE COLESLAW MIX use the following amounts; 1/2 cup mayonnaise/ 2-1/2 tablespoons milk/ 2-1/2 tablespoons buttermilk/ 1-1/2 tablespoons vinegar/ 1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice/ 3-1/2 tablespoons sugar/ 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder/ 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste.
Reviews
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I had never made coleslaw before and knew Kittencal was the go-to recipe! I got TONS of compliments on this and someone told me it was better than a certain local restaurant coleslaw that they loved. I wanted a creamy coleslaw because I was also serving bbq pork sandwiches and I threw it right on top. MAN was it so good. It's my go-to recipe and what I'll always make! (I did use the bagged claw instead of cutting my own because I do love my shortcuts). Thanks Kittencal!
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I must admit that pretty much everything of yours that I try deserves at least 5 stars, Kittencal - this will be the only coleslaw recipe for this family from now on. Only changes I made were lower fat Hellmann's, 160 ml can evaporated milk instead of 1/2 and 1/2 and I added some horseradish and Dijon mustard. Wonderful recipe, thanks so much!
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I knew your recipe would be a winner and you didn't disappoint me at all. Excellent coleslaw! I only used a scant 1/3 cup of sugar though as I didn't want it to be too sweet, but so so sweet to my taste. Absolutely delicious.. Couldn't have been happier with the way it turned out. Happy Cooking! THANK YOU!! I can do the happy food dance!! NOW !! I can't leave anything alone! THANK YOU!! Grpa.
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Tweaks
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I have made this a couple of times. I cut the sugar back to 1/4 cup, and that works for my tastes. If I follow the recipe to the letter, it really does taste like KFC coleslaw. This stuff is really addictive. I never seem to have buttermilk, so I use regular or Greek yogurt instead. I always add heavy cream instead of milk (yum). I've also just made the dressing and used it on other salads and roasted veggies. Thanks for the recipe. All your meals come out good. I start hunting for your name as soon as the search gives me the top recipes for what I want to make.
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Knock out of the park coleslaw!! This is by far the best I've tasted in 57 year lifetime! I had to make my own buttermilk so used cream and vinegar to do that...It was thickish but lavish! <br/>I chopped the cabbage in very small pieces using my Swissmar Borner V-1001 slicer and knife. I used rice vinegar instead of white. I used sea salt instead of seasoned salt, and added a little more carrot- squeezing out the liquid. The slaw was not runny at all even after sitting for two days! <br/>I ended up using the smallest amount of sugar and the other ingredients for the dressing which the recipe said to start out with the least and increase to personal taste. It was dead on perfect and three people ate an entire batch in two days.
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I've made this coleslaw many many times, it's THE best I've ever had! I do change it up a little to suit our tastes. I eliminate the garlic powder and lemon juice, use celery salt instead of seeds (I don't like crunching into them) and I only use 1/2 of the milk/buttermilk called for. So glad I found this recipe, thanks Kittencal!
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