Sweet and Sour Braised Red Cabbage

What would fall be without a great warm side dish? This cabbage goes with brisket, pork, sausages, potato pancakes…everything.

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon bacon drippings (or canola oil)
½ cup chopped red onion (or any onion you have)
6 cups shredded red cabbage
1 large or two small apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped (about 1 ½ to 2 cups chopped)- Jonathans are nice here, but any kind will work
2 Tablespoons to ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup apple cider (if you don’t have apple cider, just use water)
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
Tiny pinch of ground cloves (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Heat the bacon drippings in a dutch oven on medium. Add the onion and cabbage and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes-you want the veggies soft but not brown. Add in the apples, vinegar, apple cider, brown sugar, cloves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a low simmer. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 ½ hours. Taste about halfway through cooking-need more vinegar? Need more salt? Remove to a serving bowl using a slotted spoon.