Red Cabbage with Chestnuts Recipe ingredients

• 1 red cabbage
• 1 tablespoon drippings
• ½ cup melted grape jelly
• ½ cup water
• Salt and pepper
• French chestnuts

To prepare this Red Cabbage with Chestnuts Recipe, first select a nice red cabbage, remove the outer leaves an soak for a short time in cold water. Drain, and slice in thin shreds. Melt the fat in a saucepan, add the jelly and the cabbage, the water, salt and pepper. Cook very slowly until tender. At the same time, boil some French chestnuts; take off the skin and add them to the cabbage. Cook all slowly for about two hours until the liquid has evaporated.