Braised Red Cabbage With Apples

Ingredients:

* 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 medium head red cabbage, about 2 1/2 pounds
* 2 large Granny Smith apples
* 1 medium red onion
* 1/2 cup dry red wine
* 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
* 1 cup apple juice
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* dash ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
* 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
* diced cooked bacon, optional

Preparation:
Remove outer leaves of cabbage; cut into wedges and cut out core. Using a food processor or sharp knife, shred the cabbage. Slice onions; peel and core apples and slice thinly. Combine cabbage, onions, and apples in a large saucepan. Add bacon drippings and butter. Cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring to coat with the fats. Add remaining ingredients; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for about 45 minutes. Uncover and simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes longer, until excess juices have evaporated. Toss with some diced cooked bacon just before serving, if desired.
Serves 6.

Substitutions:
We went without the bacon drippings, to keep things veggie. We also skipped the red wine vinegar and replaced it with more wine. Forgot the apple juice also, so we used water and added some extra sugar. Not bad, but I bet the apple juice would be better.

BNH