Uli s Apple Red Cabbage

4 tablespoons butter

½ cup thick-cut bacon, diced

½ cup diced onion

2 cups chicken broth

½ cup red wine, or to taste

1 large apple, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, or to taste

2 teaspoons white sugar, or to taste

4 whole cloves

3 bay leaves

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste

1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste

salt and ground pepper to taste

2 ¼ pounds shredded red cabbage

Melt butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir in bacon and cook until just beginning to crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Add onions; cook and stir until onions are lightly browned and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes.

Stir in chicken broth, red wine, apple slices, and apple cider vinegar; bring to a boil. Stir in sugar, cloves, bay leaves, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper. Stir in red cabbage; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until cabbage is soft and cooked through, 30 to 45 minutes.