nkkseattle Recipe ⤑ Danish Red Cabbage

Danish side dish served hot with meatballs (frikadeller), pork chops, pork roast, duck. Particularly popular around Christmas.

Ingredients

• 1 (2 pound) red cabbage
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup cranberry juice
• 2 tablespoons sugar, or more to taste
• salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Remove the outer set of leaves of cabbage and discard. Cut cabbage quarters; remove and discard white stem. Chop remaining cabbage finely.
2. Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir cabbage in melted butter until softened slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vinegar over cabbage and stir to coat. Add cranberry juice and sugar to the pot. Season cabbage mixture with salt.
3. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is completely tender, 60 to 75 minutes. Add more sugar towards the end if it is tart.

Nutrition Facts

• calories119.9
• carbohydrateContent21 g
• cholesterolContent10.2 mg
• fatContent4.1 g
• fiberContent3.2 g
• proteinContent2.2 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent69 mg
• sugarContent15 g