Danish Pickled Red Cabbage (Roedkaal)

This side dish is a stable in all Danish homes and is served as a condiment along with pork roast, duck etc. It can be served warm or cold. The recipe is adapted from a Danish cook book 'God Mad - Let at lave' which is also a stable in Danish homes. The prepared cabbage can be frozen for up to 6 months.
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- 1hr 10mins
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ingredients
- 1 lb red cabbage, sliced and diced
- 1 apple, cored and finely sliced
- 3⁄4 cup cranberry juice
- 2 cups vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
directions
- Place cabbage, apple, vinegar, cranberry and salt in a pot; simmer under lid for 1 hour.
- Remove the lid and cook for another 10 min to let some of the moisture steam off
- Remove from heat and if needed strain lightly, you will need to have a bit of moisture left but the cabbage should not be swimming in it.
- Add sugar until desired tartness is achieved.
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"This side dish is a stable in all Danish homes and is served as a condiment along with pork roast, duck etc. It can be served warm or cold. The recipe is adapted from a Danish cook book 'God Mad - Let at lave' which is also a stable in Danish homes. The prepared cabbage can be frozen for up to 6 months."
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I love this (being Danish) and I couldn't understand why people thought it had to much vinegar in, until I checked my 'god mad -let at lave' (the original recipe) and it seems foo.com have a type-o. The original recipe calls for 50-100ml of vinegar (about half the amount of juice). I live in the UK and have to use cranberry juice too, but it is even nicer with redcurrent juice which is the traditional thing to use.
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As much as I love vinegar, I feel it overpowered any flavor that might have come from the cranberry juice. With a watchful eye, I believe the vinegar can be cut in half as you cook this. This may allow the cranberry flavor to come out more. I will make this again, with those changes. As it is a colorful dish to put on your table. Made for the Went to the Market tag game.
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