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Dutch Red Cabbage with Apples

I am grateful to Lana S. for this recipe. Our family loves it with chicken, turkey or pork roast dinners. I say, people who don’t care for it haven’t tasted it!

  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 small or 1/2 large red cabbage
  • 2 apples, chopped
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt


  1. Saute onion in a small amount of oil and stir frequently, cooking on medium heat until onion is soft.
  2.  Cut cabbage into wedges and chop thinly. Add cabbage, vinegar, sugar, salt and then the apples to pot. 
  3. Continue cooking, (turn down heat) stirring every once in a while, until cabbage is soft and apples have turned the same color as the cabbage. (about 1 hour) You can make this a day ahead and reheat. Enjoy!


18 comments:

  1. I've eaten this before but didn't have any idea the ingredients! Very good! Thanks!

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  2. I think it will be pork chops and rode kool for supper this week! Thanks for much for posting it, brings back memories for me.

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  3. yuppers....just like my mama makes it! i love this stuff, hot or cold!

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  4. Okay...well...if my mom ever made this I don't remember it. This sounds absolutely wonderful! Yum...so...is this called Rode Kool then? It DOES sound like it would go well with pork chops Marlene. I shall try it...I am up for cabbage anytime.

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  5. I´m so glad you posted this. I love it but have never made it and now I´m going to give it a try!

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  6. Red cabbage and pork roast coming up! My MIL used to make something similar. Thanks!

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  7. My Mom used to make something similar too and it is delicious! Thanks Anneliese for the recipe!

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  8. Yes, that is the exact recipe my grandmother and mother used to make and now I continue the tradition. Many years ago, I taught German cooking in adult classes and they loved this cabbage when they learned how to make it. It is so good and even better left over. Thanks for sharing. Susan

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  9. We love red cabbage. I have had a similar dish, but I will try your recipe. Thanks Kathy

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  10. Oh, I've been looking for a good recipe for Red Cabbage...my husband loves it and so do I ! Thank you!

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  11. We love red cabbage but I haven't made it for ages.. .now I'm going have to give you recipe a try since I'm now hungry for red cabbage.

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  12. I love this recipe but always add a pinch of cinnamon. Perfect with pork. Thanks for sharing

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  13. sorry, but it is NOT 'rode kool'! It is a German dish called ROTKOHL, German for red cabbage.

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  14. sorry, but it is NOT 'rode kool'... it is a German dish called ROTKOHL, German for red cabbage.

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  15. Bobbie .... if you are referring to a comment above about rode kool ... that is how they say it in Dutch, but you are right in how they say it in German. It sounds quite similar ... both are correct.

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    1. Nah, you both are wrong! It is 'rooie kool' en niks kan beter zijn want 'hij ziet toch rood en zie je dat niet?'

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  16. shirley reimer bertheletteMay 19, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    Made this,,and just delish!!! Thanks :)

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  17. I made this for dinner today along with roast pork. My husband loved it and told me I should make it for company! It is delicious!

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