tomato base slaw

recipe shared by tomralnc from the us&canada board:

1/4 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup water, heat on stove to dissolve. Mix in with a grated cabbage and optionally small grated onion. Add catsup, maybe 1/2 cup but I never measure just judge on color. Then add Texas Pete to taste. If you can't get Texas Pete, Frank's or Tabasco will do. Start out easy. I sometimes add salt but this depends on the hot sauce since they all have loads of it. Chill overnight.

as promised, i made this and it is now chilling in the fridge. the slaw isn't as pink as i recall from the nyc bbq event i attended, but maybe that'll happen as it sets, or maybe as an amateur i didn't add enough ketchup. i plan on having this tonight as a side, not sure if that'll be enough time to let the flavors come together. i'll post results with photo later. keeping my fingers crossed.

Catsup -- ok -- I would have thought tomato paste.

SOOOOOO, how did the slaw turn out? Same as the tomato slaw your mouth has been watering for? Pics pls <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />

i let the slaw chill overnight after all. i may have made a few mistakes: not enough ketchup, not enough hot sauce, and probably should've grated the cabbage (as indicated in the recipe) rather than slicing. overall, i liked the flavor of this slaw recipe, but it wasn't the wow factor i remember when having the slaw at the bbq event. it's been a few years now, so i honestly can't give a good description of what i had that day... just remembered thinking that it was the best slaw i ever had, and at the time i wasn't a big fan of coleslaw in general. i'm posting 3 photos: 1- before chilling, 2- halfway chilled, 3- final product. the cabbage absorbed some of the dressing but not the pink color i had in mind. i'd make this recipe again with minor modifications.

Sorry the recipe didn't take you back to what you remembered.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the pics. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />