Cerveny Kapusta

• 3 cups Rendered pork fat (trimmed from or roast)
• Finely chopped onions
• Paprika
• 1 medium Head red cabbage
• Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Paprika
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 large Apple -- grated
• 2 tablespoons White vinegar
• 1 tablespoon White sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Caraway seeds

Render pork fat very slowly; remove "cracklings", & add enough finely chopped onion for taste and flavor. Cook until golden. Add paprika slowly, DON'T let it burn or smoke. Let cool, and store, covered in refrigerator - will keep for a long time.

Wash the cabbage in cold water, quarter it & chop finely, salting as you go. Discard the core. Heat about 3 cups of the pork-fat/onion mixture, add about 1/2 teasp. paprika - don't let it burn. Add the wet, salty cabbage & stir until it's coated with fat. Add pepper to taste, grated apple, stir in; add about 2-3 tsps wine vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar. Rub about 1 1/2 tsp caraway seeds between palms, & add to cabbage.

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