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Kielbasa with Red Cabbage and Apples

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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 head of cabbage, shredded, about 10 to 12 cups shredded
  • 3 cups sliced onion
  • 3 tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1 large red bell pepper, cut in thin strips
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 pounds kielbasa

Preparation:

Directions for kielbasa with red cabbage.
In a small bowl combine brown sugar, orange zest, garlic, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and allspice. In an oven safe Dutch oven or large covered casserole, layer half of the cabbage, half of the onions and half of the apples. Sprinkle with half of the brown sugar mixture and top with half of the pepper strips. Repeat layers. Pour orange juice and vinegar over mixture in casserole. Bake at 350°, covered, for 1 hour. Make shallow slits in kielbasa at 1-inch intervals. Place in Dutch oven, pressing kielbasa down into the cabbage mixture. Cover kielbasa and red cabbage and bake for 30 minutes longer.
Kielbasa recipe serves 6 to 8.

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