DH took me to an Austrian themed restaurant and, as we perused the menu, the table next to us was served. He immediately said “I’ll have what they are having!” Unfortunately they were having the last available servings of a house special. He was crushed. The “house” wasn’t into sharing their recipe. Just based on “eye-balling” the dish I came up with this, which got the DH seal of approval. Serve with boiled new potatoes, steamed cabbage or spiced red cabbage. We like Baked Latkes #48494 and Dill Green Beans #7767 with this.
My mother used to make this and she always referred to it as “tomatokraut.” It was, and is, one of my favorite side dishes. This usually yields about 3 quarts. To complete the meal, you can slice chunks of kielbasa or knockwurst into this towards the end to heat them through, and serve with plain boiled potatoes. Enjoy!
This recipe is SO SIMPLE! But oh so good!!!!!!! A great way to make a quick side dish without a lot of fuss, but great flavor! My own concoction, though I think it’s Austrian…??? I think I saw Emeril?? make it years ago, but I didn’t write it down. So this is my own version. My picky hubby even likes it! 🙂 Haha! And he swears he hates Minute Rice!
This recipe is adapted from one in the wonderful French culinary encyclopedia, “Larousse Gastronomique.” It is delicious and pretty to look at.
This dish has its roots in Hungary but is also popular in Austria and Germany. My German grandmother made this using square pieces of pasta but I will post the recipe as I found it on the internet. I like to fry some chopped bacon and garlic together with the onions and cabbage. This a cheap but very good meal. Edit to say, and hope this helps for others who will try this recipe, the step of letting the cabbage sit in the salt is important, it does add a better flavor to the recipe and the texture.
