October Means German Food at Its Best

October 2, 2008

We kicked off October by featuring a really great German restaurant, Hildegard's German Cuisine. I have to tell you, Jacque and I love to eat there! The food is home-made, from scratch, and outstanding. The bread is freshly made each day and the desserts are out of this world. Hildegard and her daughter Sabine seem to try and outdo each other when it comes to cooking and the real winners are the folks who eat there. Here's the recipe we used for hot red cabbage, it is simple but sooooo good.:

HOT RED CABBAGE

1 medium-to-large red cabbage (shredded thinly)
7 oz. bacon (chopped)
1 medium onion
8 whole cloves
3 bay leaves
1/3 cup veg. oil
1/2 tsp. pepper (black)
1 tsp salt
1 cup vinegar (white)
3/4 cup sugar

Clean and peel onion
attach bay leaves to onion by sticking cloves through them into onion
heat oil in a large pot and add bacon, cook until crisp
add cabbage and cook for about 7-10 minutes
add vinegar, seasonings and salt
cook for about 30 minutes.

The hot red cabbage can be used as a side with almost anything and also can be used as a vegetarian dish by leaving out the bacon and substituting portabello mushrooms.

Hildegard's desserts are a stand alone delicacy and are also home-made from scratch. In fact, Hildegard specializes in Wedding Cakes and offers catering, too.

Hildegard's is located at 2357 Whitesburg Dr. (at the corner of Whitesburg and Bob Wallace)
(256) 512-9776