Red Cabbage with Apple

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness.

apple

🥗Healthier: pear

💰Cheaper: frozen apples

Pears provide similar texture and sweetness.

Melt the bacon fat, butter, or oil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven.

Add the onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 6-8 minutes.

Add the cabbage and sauté for 5 minutes.

Stir in the apple.

Add the broth, red wine vinegar, red currant jam, sugar, and salt, and stir to combine.

Add the sache to piece and tie the long end of the string around the handle of the pot.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover the pot.

Simmer on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding broth or water as needed.

After 2 hours, remove the sache and discard it.

Stir in the flour slurry and simmer for 1 minute.

Taste for vinegar, sugar, and salt, and adjust as needed.

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