cole slaw and cole slaw dressing: your favorite recepie

[reinhard1]

i did a search and couln't come up with one on this forum. anybody out there that make up your own cole slaw mix and dressing?

[MNHuntress]

I love coleslaw, must be that Kraut in me. Now if you're lazy like me, you can't beat Rudolph's coleslaw dressing (available in the cold dressing section) and a bag of dole shredded coleslaw, both available at any big supermarket. Rudolph's is the creamy kind and I've tried many and this is the best.

Now if you have a mandolin and get get cabbage very thin, here's the next best bet. It even works great with the Dole bagged stuffed. This is the oil/vinegar kind, alittle bit sweet and alittle bit tart. I'll credit my mom on this one.

1 med. head of shredded cabbage

1 small grated carrot

1 small green pepper, chopped

l 1/4 cup diced celery

l small diced onion

Dressing:

1 cup sugar

2 tsp.salt

1/2 cup vinegar

1 tsp, pepper

1 cup salad oil

Heat to dissolve sugar, salt & vinegar. Add pepper and oil. Chill and add all vegetables and chill.

[reinhard1]

must be the kraut in me also. have tried the rudolphs and you are right on that one. i used to cut all the pork and beef ribs years ago that rudolphs bought from the place i worked for for a spell. that's what i'm looking for, original recepies from home. thank you. good luck.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I HATE coleslaw in its typical sweet form. I've had a spicy slaw a couple times, and it is delicious, but I have had a tough time finding a good dressing recipe.

[croixflats]

This the Base I work with I also use it on potato salad.

combine

1/3 cup of mayo

1/3 cup sour cream

Tablespoon or more if you like it hotter of horseradish sauce

2 tbl of red wine vinegar

Fresh cracked pepper and salt to taste.

For the coleslaw

Cabbage sliced thinnly

a bunch of green onions cut thinly length ways

some pickled jalapenos diced added or chipolte for some smokiness added.

Blue cheese crumbled

Mix

Cabbage onions and peppers with sauce and crumble some blue cheese on top.

Simple and I Hardly ever make it the same but the sauce base is something I work off of. I'm not much of a sweet slaw fan so I leave the sugar out I like the tang and bite of the vinegar and Horseradish.

[reinhard1]

thanks croix. reading more and more of your cooking posts. i like that horseradish add on. good luck.

[reinhard1]

sometimes when you mix heat and sweet it cant be beat. something like that anyway.

Far East Slaw

1 bag [10oz] coleslaw mix

1cup chopped radishes

1/3 cup rice vinegar

3 tbls brown sugar

2 tbsp. oil

1/2 tsp. garlic salt

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper

toss coleslaw mix and radishes in large bowl. mix remaining ingredients until well blended. pour over slaw mixture and toss well. cover. refrigerate until ready to serve. good luck.

[rumeye]

Brass Rail in Grandy has the best slaw. I've tried prying the recipe out of them they won't give it up dang.

[Dark Cloud]

Im a big fan of things that have a little heat/spice and a little sweet...

I dont make slaw much because a store nearby makes great stuff and we usually only want a small amout. One thing they use in thiers is pineapple juice. Thins out the sauce well and adds a nice tad of sweet...

One restaurant I worked at, we also added pineapple juice to the mayo, vinegar, seasoning, ect...

[reinhard1]

i dont know how many times i have driven by that place. hundreds of times. i keep hearing they have the best chicken also. best chicken then they would have the best coleslaw also. i do all the cooking at home and we hardly ever go out to eat but maby i can give them a call one time on my way back from fishing and have a "to go" meal ready to bring home. good luck.

[picksbigwagon]

I can't remember off the top of my head a the one I have used before (my mom's recipie) but I use a bit of blue cheese in my cole slaw "sauce". Not blue cheese salad dressing, actual blue cheese, I will look for it when I get home tonight.

[reinhard1]

croix on a previous post mentioned the blue cheese. maby read that one if it's simmiliar to your mom's. the blue cheese sounds good in the mix of things. thanks good luck.

[croixflats]

That Blue cheese gives a nice extra depth to the slaw.

I was thinking while I 'm chowing down on my Guacamole tomato and sprout sandwich. Anybody ever try Guacamole in their slaw.

[KEN W]

I like a cole slaw dressing mixing sour cream with vinegar,salt, and pepper.The sour cream mellows out the vinegar.

[curtistodd]

About 15 years ago i ate at a steakhouse near Hastings,MN , and they served the slaw dry in a paper cup with a bottle of sauce on the side, and you squeezed on the sauce as you ate, bite by bite. Since then Ive preferred it that way. Always crunchy, never runny.

[reinhard1]

the pineapple juice i think would be a great addition. excelent idea! good luck.

[zamboni]

My mom makes some with sliced bananas in it and it is awesome.

For what it is- I love KFC cole slaw. Best I have ever ate in any restaurant.

[picksbigwagon]

Here is one my wife found, and I made a few changes to it

1 16 ounce package of Broccoli cole slaw

1 cup manderine oranges slices, drained (if in juice, rinsed too)

1 cup chopped scallions

2/3 cup of Newman's own lighten up low fat seasame ginger dressing

1/4 slivered almonds

Now the changes I have made: I use Kraft asian light salad dressing instead of the newmans stuff. I also lightly toast the almonds in a skillet. I have been known to add a few shakes of tabasco sauce in the salad dressing. I am sure red pepper flake would work just as well.....

great summer cole slaw options with pork chops

[Jim Almquist]

This is one of those copy cat recipes. We have made this a few times to put on top of pulled pork sandwiches. Taste Great !

KFC Style Cole Slaw

8 cups shredded cabbage

1/4 cup carrot, shredded

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 teas. salt

1/8 teas. pepper

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup mayonaise

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 tbls. white vinegar

2 1/2 tbls. lemon juice

Combine cabbage and carrots in a large salad bowl. Mix remaining

ingredients together and combine thoroughly. Pour liquid ingredients

over cabbage and carrots and stir. Refrigerate at least two hours

before serving (overnight is better). Stir well before serving.

[reinhard1]

so many great reciepies!!!!! KFC reciepe . i have always liked theirs. thanks for sharing. this one will be tried soon. i'm glad you put that wait two hours reminder before serving. nice to let the flavors soak in and it's still plenty crispy. good luck.

[Jim Almquist]

When we have one of our fishing weekends for the guys I will smoke a porkbutt a few days before and throw it into a crock pot and make up the slaw the night before so when we get back from fishing its ready to eat. Just have to add a little vinegar and red pepper flake to the pork and its ready to serve.

[reinhard1]

man that sounds awesome. i'm going to busy making sausage the next week and then i crank up the smoker to give that a shot. making venison italian for another neighbor today [got a new verticle stuffer]. then next week venison kielbasa again, swedish sausage again, venison brats with wild rice and jalapeno peppers, and finaly venison breakfast sausage with ham and onions. then i'm done with fresh for awhile and my adventure in smoked sausage begins. thanks again. good luck.

[Mnfisher]

The chicken and coleslaw will be great, even if the chicken gets cold but don't order broasted fries or those waffle fries because they don't stay anywhere near crisp if u order to go. They need to work on that!!

[Mnfisher]

Oops...The above refers to the Brass Rail potatoes.