Sauteed Red Cabbage With Apples

Cabbage is one of my favorite veggies, so I am always looking for good recipes for cabbage, this is a really great one, and all ingredients can be adjusted to suit taste. This can also be made using green cabbage. I have even added a heaping tablespoon of garlic in with the onions. If you do not have any bacon fat handy, then use all oil, or oil with a few tablespoons of butter. Please, use only Granny Smith apples for this recipe, they hold up better than any other kind. This is a delicious side dish for beef!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  medium red cabbage
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar (can use more if desired)
• 1⁄4 cup apple cider
•  salt and black pepper
• 2  medium onions, coarsley chopped
• 1  bay leaf (option but good to use)
• 2 -3  tablespoons bacon fat
• 2  tablespoons  oil
• 1⁄3 cup  beef stock
• 4  apples, peeled and julienned
• 1⁄4 cup apple butter, plus
• 2  tablespoons apple butter (or to taste) or 1⁄4 cup applesauce (or to taste)

Directions

1. Cut cabbage into quarters, then coarsely shred.
2. In a large frypan, heat oil and bacon fat (or butter if using).
3. Add in onions, and saute until tender (about 5 minutes).
4. Add in shredded cabbage, brown sugar, vinegar, bay leaf (if using) and stock; simmer uncovered for about 20-25 minutes.
5. Cover the pan and cook for about another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally or until cabbage is desired tenderness.
6. Stir in apples and apple butter or apple sauce.