kayb's Cole Slaw: "Jail Slaw"

[kayb]

Here's my recipe for the infamous "jail slaw," which I learned to make while a rookie reporter covering courts and cops in Crittenden County, Arknsas, and often being invited to eat lunch at the jail. It's a great, crisp accompaniment to burgers or pulled pork barbecue or fried fish, It goes well in place of lettuce on a bacon and tomato sandwich, and keeps in hte fridge approximately forever.

 

1 large head cabbage, shredded

4-6 carrots, shredded

one large onion, shredded

one large bell pepper, shredded 

 

(the latter two are optional)

 

Dressing: 

 

1 cup vinegar

1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/4 tsp white pepper

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 tsp celery seed

 

Heat dressing ingredients until almost boiling. Pour over vegetables. Let sit on counter for three or four hours to marinate, stirring and tossing occasionally. Refrigerate at least overnight before serving.

 

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[Anna N]

5 hours ago, kayb said:

Here's my recipe for the infamous "jail slaw," which I learned to make while a rookie reporter covering courts and cops in Crittenden County, Arknsas, and often being invited to eat lunch at the jail. It's a great, crisp

Thank you so very much. It sounds very much like the coleslaw that I have known as either Everlasting or Forever coleslaw but I seem to remember they all contain oil of some kind. I assume that yours has a reasonable shelf life when refrigerated? I’m thinking a week?

[kayb]

5 hours ago, Anna N said:

Thank you so very much. It sounds very much like the coleslaw that I have known as either Everlasting or Forever coleslaw but I seem to remember they all contain oil of some kind. I assume that yours has a reasonable shelf life when refrigerated? I’m thinking a week?

Much longer than a week. Think pickles.

 

[SLB]

Are we talking green bell pepper?  

[cdh]

Sounds a whole lot like PA Dutch "pepper hash", though that is usually grated rather than shredded.

Edited June 11, 2019 by cdh (log)

[TdeV]

This may be a little OT but how does one grate a bell pepper? Can shredding be done with a knife or does it mean using a one (to many) sided sheet of metal with sharp holes in it?

[cdh]

Not entirely sure.  Never done it myself, as I live in PA dutch country and pepper hash is readily available. I'd not be surprised it it was just sent through a meat grinder type apparatus...  It has the same sort of consistency that cranberry relishes do, and I know they're made with the grinder method.

Edited June 11, 2019 by cdh (log)

[heidih]

Cabbage in need so I'm making this - but - no salt?

[kayb]

Nope. Doesn't need any. 

 

Per earlier questions that I guess I never saw:

 

One can as easily mince (fine) one's onion and bell pepper as shred them. Or one can just throw them in the food processor with everything else. Or omit them. The original one had green bell pepper in it, which I loathe, so on the rare occasions I added it, I added red. Adds a colorful touch.

[heidih]

I went lower then 1/2 cup on sugar + touch of bitter orange marmalade, no bell pepper (loathe). Bit sweet for me so I added couple dashes of fish sauce for complexity. Very nice. Thanks! 

[kayb]

Huh. Fish sauce. Will have to remember that.

 

[heidih]

Well the fish sauce inclusion was before you said "no salt"  :