Recipe For choucroute of White Cabbage
(Serves 4)
- 125g butter
- a handful of fine, diced Alsace bacon or smoked streaky bacon
- 1 white cabbage, finely sliced
- 750ml white wine
- 250ml good-quality white wine vinegar
- bouquet garni (garlic/thyme/rosemary/bay leaf)
- bouquet garni (star anise/cinnamon stick/coriander seeds/juniper berries) tied in a muslin cloth
- 100g honey or chutney or jam
to serve
- grilled continental sausage or simmered ham hock, carrots and potatoes
Heat the butter in a pan, add the bacon and gently sauté until lightly coloured. Pour over the white wine and white wine vinegar and add both bouquets garnis. Cover with a tight fitting lid. Gently simmer the cabbage until most of the liquid has evaporated, then add honey and check the seasoning.
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