This was a very tasty recipe. To make it a little healthier, I used lean smoked turkey sausage, only about 2 tsp of salt, doubled the cabbage and onion and added about 2 cups raw spinach (great color and didn't really change the flavor). The flavors all come together really well and the apple doesn't make it too sweet. Delish!

FAB-U-LOUS!!! We used fresh polish sausage instead. I cooked it most of the way along with the onions and then added it all to the cabbage to finish cooking. I think the salt amount depends on your sausage. We ate it over mashed potatoes and it was GREAT! My German hubby loved it, too!

Good, a little more flavor would be good. I followed other advice and added some caraway, and used turkey sausage. Not good as leftovers however.

This is now my favorite recipe. I use whatever cabbage I have on hand and it is always good. I did end up cutting the salt in half, and I love salt! We eat it with potatoes on the side, covered in the extra juice. Thanks for a fantastic recipe.

This is a very good recipe. I did add caraway seed, and I used apple cider vinegar instead of the white wine vinegar. My husband and I both enjoyed the meal. I did as many other reviewers cut back on the salt.

I used normal cabbage instead of red one as I had it on hand. I omitted onion as I did not have it. It still tastes good and my German husband LOVES this! Next time, I would reduce salt and add some more apple. Thanks for the great recipe.

Great German dish. Easy to make.

This was a wonderful treat! I was a bit afraid at first and wondered what my fussy husband would say - he loved it and wants me to make again soon! Only lessened the amount of salt due to our tastes, otherwise great as written!

Easy and delish!

I am VERY surprised by how much I liked this recipe. We only chose to make it because our CSA gave us red cabbage and we had to pick a recipe to make (not being big cabbage fans). Anyway, my husband and I thought it was delicious (although I liked it more than he did). Couple of adjustments based on what we had and one shopping mishap: linguica instead of kielbasa. Sauteed the linguica in butter, and then sauteed the onion in those pan drippings. Replaced lemon with fresh lime juice. Used balsamic wine vinegar + distilled vinegar in place of white wine vinegar (we were out). Also, added more vinegar (added to taste), and reduced the amount of salt.

What a great recipe; even my two year old loved the cabbage! It was so easy to make. I would have added caraway to the recipe had I had some on hand, maybe next time. I served it with pumpernickel bread and smashed red potatoes and called it my "German Fare Night", the kids loved it. Thanks for the recipe!

This was great and easy to make! I followed another person's advice and cut my cabbage into chunks instead of shredded (would do that again!). I used 1 1/2 tsp. salt instead of 3, and thought 1 1/2 was perfect. I also prefer sliced onions instead of chopped. The apple cooked so much that it became mushy, so next time I will add it to the onions when I cook them. My family thought it needed more sausage, so next time I think I'll add another lb. The recipe sure did taste great, and was perfectly complimented by mashed potatoes and rye bread. Thanks for the recipe!

Made this with Calvados since I didn't have an apple. Didn't use the butter and dumped a lot less sausage and onion in for the last 15 minutes.. I thought it was going to be awful but was pleasantly surprised. Great way to get color in your diet and on the plate.

very good! nice on cold fall evenings.

Took this as a side dish to a birthday party that offered up italian beef as the main dish. The Cabbage dish was gone and very little of the beef was consumed. I felt bad for the host but think that I learned how to make an awsome dish!! Ernie Blakey

Wow, I used a ton of cabbage, and I say it turned out so perfectly flavored!! The sausage really gives it a perfect all you can eat taste! I couldn't eat enough, and normally you can only eat so much of a vegetable right? EXCELLENT!!! New fav recipe! Served w/mashies and toasted rye bread mmmmm!!

This was good, but not really good. I used Bratwurst beer sausage a 1/2 cup of suarkruat and a couple of potatoes chopped up. I think some caraway would have been good