Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Red cabbage is braised in duck fat and enlivened with red wine vinegar and caraway seeds, making it a perfectly balanced holiday side.
From: Saveur SERVES 8-10
½ cup duck fat or bacon drippings
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. caraway seeds
1 bay leaf
1 large head red cabbage (about 2 lb.), cored and finely shredded
1 cup red wine vinegar
½ cup sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Melt fat in an 8-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions, caraway, and bay leaf; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 12 minutes. Stir in cabbage, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium; cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 1 hour. Serve hot or at room temperature.