Clean, wash and quarter the cabbage and remove the stalk. Cut the cabbage into thin strips. Peel and finely chop the onions. Heat the lard. Fry the onions in it. Add cabbage, bay leaf, juniper, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, nectar and 200 ml water.
Season with 6 tablespoons vinegar and 1⁄2 TL salt and bring to the boil. Cover and stew for about 1 1⁄4 hours.
In the meantime caramelise 4 tablespoons of sugar in a pan. Caramelise the nuts for about 1 minute while turning. Spread on baking paper and let cool off. Coarsely chop the nuts.
Quarter dates. Add to the cabbage about 10 minutes before the end of cooking time. Remove cinnamon. Stir in jelly. Season red cabbage with salt, a little sugar and vinegar. Sprinkle with nuts to serve.