Recipes for Home Made Coleslaw?

milkybars

My grandma used to swear by a pinch of sugar into home-made coleslaw to take the bitterness off the cabbage and onion.

Stephen_Leak

Try this. It looks simple enough, but I haven't tested it yet, and I don't know how much it makes.

COLESLAW



INGREDIENTS

2 carrots
¼ of a white cabbage
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
Ground pepper to taste

METHOD

Cut the tops and bottoms off the carrots, then peel them.

If you have a grater, use it to shred the cabbage and the carrots into really, really thin strips. If you don’t have a grater, cut the cabbage and the carrots into really, really thin strips. Then cut them across, as the strips tend to be a bit long.

Put the cabbage, carrot and mayonnaise into a bowl. Mix thoroughly. If there isn’t enough mayonnaise to coat all of the cabbage and carrot, add a some more. Season with the pepper.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use red cabbage instead of white. Use yoghurt instead of some or all of the mayonnaise.

Add a stick of chopped celery.

Penelope_Penguin

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use red cabbage instead of white. Use yoghurt instead of some or all of the mayonnaise.

Add a stick of chopped celery.

My tips:

• Don't use red cabbage - it makes the mayo an odd pink colour
• Definitley add celery
• Definitely add an apple - red or green
• Soak some sultanas in some boiling water (to plump them up) and add them
• Walnuts and spring onions are good too

Penny. x

freezspirit

I know this may sound daft but years ago when I was on holiday in Zimbabwe I had a great coleslaw, now I know it had grated carrot, white cabbage and onion but here's the thing it didn't have salad cream or mayo or yogurt in it. My problem is I don't know the missing ingredients could it of been white wine vinegar, water and sugar? I remember it being very crisp.

About mil's not giving out their recipes - could it be that they cheat - its just I know someone who claims it their recipe infact its store bought and the coleslaw has parsnip in.

nibs

My recipe is much the same as those mentioned but for the dressing I use mayo, milk, white wine vinegar, mustard powder, salt, pepper and pinch of sugar. Put it all in a jam jar, shake like mad and pour. Lovely...

Stephen_Leak

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

My tips:

• Don't use red cabbage - it makes the mayo an odd pink colour
• Definitley add celery
• Definitely add an apple - red or green
• Soak some sultanas in some boiling water (to plump them up) and add them
• Walnuts and spring onions are good too

Penny. x

Noted with thanks.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Use yoghurt instead of some or all of the mayonnaise.

Add some chopped apple, chopped celery, chopped spring onions, soaked sultanas and/or walnuts.

Don’t use red cabbage. It makes the mayonnaise go pink.

Dragon1966

Pooky wrote: »

Try making it with salad cream instead - a much lighter taste and keeps fresher for longer.

I find that mix of half salad cream and mayo works best.