Red Cabbage with Chestnuts
- 2 large onions, diced
- 3 tablespoons rendered goose fat or vegetable oil
- 1 red cabbage, about 3 pounds, the white core removed and the cabbage shredded
- 2 cups dry red wine, such as Cotes du Rhone
- 1 clove
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 apples, such as Fuji or Gala, peeled, cored, and grated
- 1 pound canned, bottled, or fresh peeled chestnuts (see note to preceding recipe)
- 1 tablespoon red-wine or sherry-wine vinegar
- Saute the onions in the goose fat or vegetable oil in a large casserole or Dutch oven for about 5 minutes, or until translucent.
- Add the cabbage, saute for a few minutes, and then stir in the wine.
- Add the clove, the bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the apples, cover, and let cook for another 45 minutes.
- Finally, add the chestnuts, and cook for 15 more minutes.
- Just before serving, fish out the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
onions, vegetable oil, red cabbage, red wine, clove, bay leaf, salt, apples, chestnuts, redwine
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/red-cabbage-with-chestnuts-374065 (may not work)