Submitted by Steve from Seattle- Food Fight™ winner 5/14/2005:
This dish came from my great aunt Kate.
She used to make it for us as kids when we visited her in northern Michigan.
I got the recipe from my grandmother,(Kate's sister), years after Kate passed away and i make it quite often still.
Heres the breakdown of ingredients:
1 6" red cabbage
2 Red apples
1 red onion
4 strips bacon
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar...not apple flavored vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 lb polish sausage
1/4 and core the cabbage and slice into 1/4" slices
Cut the apple into 1/8ths and core, slice the 1/8ths into 1/4" pieces
1/4 the onion and slice into 1/8" slices
Cut the bacon strips into 1/2 pieces.
Cut the polish sausage in 1/2 lengthwise and slice into 3/4" pieces
Mix the vinegar and brown sugar in a small bowl.
In a seperate pan, brown the sausage slowly to your liking. ( i like mine a bit crispy on the outside for this dish)
Brown the bacon slowly till crispy in a 16" saute pan and remove from grease.
Add the cabbage, apples, and onion to the grease and cook covered, sitrring now and then, till well cooked down and liquid is gone.
Remove the lid and fry the cabbage mixture till it starts to carmalize a bit then add vinegar brown sugar mix. Stir around to deglaze the pan and add the bacon and cooked sausage.
