Red Cabbage, Apple and Onion

INGREDIENTS
2    slices bacon, diced small
1    medium red onion, peeled, sliced
4    cloves garlic, minced
½   head red cabbage, cored, thinly sliced
2    apples, quartered, sliced
½   cup granulated sugar
½   cup red or white wine vinegar
2    ounces Bombay or similar gin
2    bay leaves

METHOD

Heat a large sauce pan over medium-high heat and add the bacon. Cook the bacon until crisp, stirring occasionally, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the onions and garlic to the sauce pan and cook them until they are soft. Add the cabbage, apples, sugar, vinegar, gin and bay leaves.

Stir and cook the cabbage until it is slightly limp and the ingredients are well mixed, about 3 to 4 minutes. Cover, lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the cabbage is completely tender, you are done. Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaves and serve.

Based on a recipe in My Family Table by John Besh. Andrews McMeel publishers