Ingredients
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1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
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2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
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1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
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1 1/2 cups water
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1 cup cider vinegar
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 teaspoon salt
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6 peppercorns
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2 whole allspice
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2 whole cloves
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1 bay leaf
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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2 teaspoons cold water
Instructions
- In a large pot with tight fitting lid, toss together cabbage, apples and onion.
- Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt.
- Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag.
- Add spice bag to pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours.
- Remove spice bag. I.
- In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in cabbage mixture.
- Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.