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Authentic German Rotkohl

Have you ever had a "hankering" for a particular kind of food?  Recently, my husband I had a date night and decided to eat at our local German restaurant.  It felt like I was stepping into an authentic small restaurant in the beautiful country of Germany.  My mind immediately went back to 1988 when I ate at a number of restaurants in Germany and Switzerland on a high school German class trip.  I ordered a glass of Riesling (because you either drink beer or Riesling when eating German food!) and a favorite dish of mine, Jagerschnitzel.  This was served with spatzel (a german homemade noodle) and rotkohl, sweet and sour slow cooked red cabbage.  Delicious! So, a few weeks ago when I went grocery shopping I bought red cabbage to make rotkohl.  We shared a weekly meal with my aunt and her family and combined our efforts to make a German dinner.  My aunt made an amazing dish of maple glazed roasted potatoes, sausage and apples and a side dish of amis...