21 Reviews of Crock Pot Baked Spiced Red Cabbage With Apples or Pears

From: Thorsten

On Sep 15, 2007

I love red cabbage. And it is getting better as slower you cook it. I like the fruity notes of apples here. Although I used apples in red cabbage before, but not four apples, but this was really great. I think pears would be great too and will try it next time. Instead of red wine vinegar I have used elder vinegar. It enhances the fruityness and is of a dark red color. Because it is not that acidic I have added an additional tablespoon of it. For the spices I have used a cinnamon stick and whole cloves. This gives me the chance to remove them, when the flavour might getting too strong. I have cooked the cabbage on the stove top on very low for 3 hours (after 2 hours I removed the cinnamon) and it was smooth and silky in the end. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

From: Geema

On Mar 28, 2007

This dish is my favorite red cabbage recipe of all time. I loved the fruitiness and the bit of heat on my tongue from the fresh ground pepper. The crockpot was my method of choice. When I saw that the ingredients completely filled it, and that it would take many, many hours on low to be completely cooked, I put the crockpot on high for 6 hours...perfect. I varied from the recipe by using raspberry vinegar, which to my thinking added another layer of delicious fruitiness. We ate this with some grilled duck breasts and mashed potatoes.

From: Sodak1951

On Sep 23, 2007

Made this as a side dish in honor of opening day of Oktoberfest. I still cannot believe that I found an authentic red cabbage dish. Had friends over who have never tasted this and they loved it. Thanks so much--took me back to being in Munich.

From: Amber of AZ

On Oct 8, 2007

This makes a whole lot and I am looking forward to stocking my freezer and having delicous leftovers throught the winter. The flavors all blend really well together. It may sound weird, but this is delicious as a topping to hamburgers. Thanks French Tart!

From: Mrs. Lumpy

On Dec 26, 2008

I made this for the big Christmas dinner and it made the whole house smell wonderful!! It tasted pretty good too... although mine never really turned a lovely shade of red... just stayed purple... I used a combo of 2 apples and 2 pears since my mom doesn't really like apples... I also threw in a handful of cranberries to the mix for good measure! This recipe makes A LOT!!! and no one really ate it, but my grandfather... so I have a lot left over... and now my refrigerator smells like cabbage... I might make this again just for my grandfather, but for a big dinner where I need to please everyone... I might stick with something more traditional!

From: Chef-Boy-I-Be Illinois

On Dec 8, 2008

Made my partner a special dinner for his birthday. He loves pork schnitzel, so I made some along with spaetzle and homemade mushroom gravy. He also requested red cabbage, which I've never made so I turned to trusty 'zaar and found this wonderful recipe! The only change that I made was to chop and fry some bacon and add that ontop of the ingredients in the crockpot. It only took 3 hours in my crockpot on low. Thanks for sharing!

From: Tex-a-France Two-Stepper

On Nov 30, 2006

Probably the best red cabbage I've ever had! Even better when made a day or two in advance. It's easy to make - just slice and layer. I was fortunate enough to have it at Auberge de la Fontaine, along with Normandy Pork, which French Tart serves there. It's an unbeatable combination.

From: ~Rita~

On Sep 17, 2007

Aha! This brings in the Autumn with warmth! I did make a couple changes. I used 2 pounds cabbage, 2 large vidalia onions, 1 pear and 1 apple both were large, went for the 4 cloves of garlic, brown sugar I kept down to 2 tablespoons because of the sweetness of the onions, pear and apple, the herbs and vinegar kept the same. Placed all in a crock but found I did have to add additional liquid the first time I added 1/2 cup hot water that was about 2 hours into cooking and then again 4 hours into cooking I added a wonderful French wine a bit pricey but I did add it as well as drank it for I`m sure this is well deserved of a good wine.

From: SweetsLady

On Oct 9, 2007

Great flavor! I haven't ever made red cabbage and this was quite easy in the crockpot. Thanks for the great recipe!!

From: Chef #512746

On Oct 16, 2007

This was super easy to make. I hadn't had red cabbage before, so I didn't quite get the flavor. But that is just me. I made if for a German dinner I made for my dad, he liked it. This made a LOT of cabbage. I think I would have cut down the recipie if I had known.