Red cabbage and something like Schnitzel

When I went to the store Friday, there were some beautiful small cabbage heads in the produce department! My  friend was coming to visit this weekend and I know he adores German cabbage. This is how today's menu was born!

"German" Red Cabbage in a Crock pot

Makes about 6 cups
Prep time 10 mins with about 5 hours cook time

Ingredients:

• 1  medium head red cabbage cut in 4th's then cored then sliced thin
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 Apple of your choice pealed and cut into large chunks
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Chili Powder (yes really and I know its not German but I like what it adds)
• 1/3 cup Apple cider vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Put everything in your crock pot but the salt and pepper and cook on high until its tender (about 5 hours for me). Salt and pepper to taste, and serve! Feel free to add more sugar if its not to your taste or less for that matter!

'Schnitzel'

Before I went gluten free Schnitzel was one of my very very favorite foods!
This is not quite it but with some tweaking maybe some day I will get it perfect, but its still awfully good.
Serves 4

Ingredients: 

• 4 Boneless pork chops of your choice
• 1 Sleeve Schar Naturally Gluten-Free Table Crackers 
• 1/2 cup OrgraN All Purpose Rice Crumbs 
• 1/2 cup Authentic Foods Classical Blend Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour 
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups Buttermilk
• 1/4 inch of oil of your choice (most any oil with a decently high smoke point will work I used Veggie oil)

Directions: 

Take your boneles porkchops and place in a zip top bag  and pound them thin one at at time, I find it helps if you slit the sides of the bag so you can open them and peel the pork off.
In a shallow bowl or pan large enough to accommodate the pork place the milk. As you finish the pork place it in the milk and let it soak while you prepare the remaining ingredients.

Place the sleeve of table crackers in a zip top bag and pretend they are someone who drove you nuts today, the guy who cut you off in traffic or the person who had to order 5 drinks all with 10 different modifications at the Starbucks line in front of you when your already late for work. Try not to turn them into a fine powder you want it to have a little texture (otherwise I would say use a food processor but this really makes it too fine)

In another bowl combine the crackers, flour, spices and rice crumbs, mix them together well.

Prep the pan, I use a large nonstick pan with about an 1/4 inch of oil in the bottom and make it hot but not smoking)

Remove the pork 1 at a time from the milk and coat them in the flour mix then lay them in the pan fry until golden. then place on a rack (I place them in an oven that's warm to wait until they are all done).

I then drained the oil and add a couple tablespoons of the gluten free all purpose flour  (enough to absorb the remaining oil) and a little salt and pepper, and then added some gluten free beef broth enough to make it runny and sauce like, and cooked it until it bubbled. Taste, add more salt or pepper or both. If it gets too thick add more broth.

Serve and enjoy!