Rotkraut mit Äpflen

based on the recipe in Cooking the Austrian Way
serves 6

Red cabbage is atypical Austrian side dish. During Christmas, people add apples to sweeten this already tasty dish. We used just half a head of a giant cabbage, and it was still enough to feed well over a dozen people, so choose your head wisely.

ingredients

• 1 head Red Cabbage, finely chopped
• 1 small Onion, peeled and cut into quarters (may be sauteed in oil beforehand)
• 6 Whole Cloves
• 1 large Green Apple cut into quarters (we used 2)
• 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 1/2 tsp Flour

instructions

1. Combine cabbage, onion, cloves, apple, vinegar, 3/4 tbsp sugar and oil in a large pot.
2. Add enough water to just cover the bottom of the pot.
3. Bring to a boil and then simmer until tender, or about 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Add boiling water if needed during cooking to maintain enough water at the bottom of the pan (we didn't need to do this.)
4. Sprinkle flour and the rest of the sugar over the mixture before serving.