Braised red cabbage

Name: Braised red cabbage
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 small red cabbage, finely shredded; 2 eating apples, peeled and grated; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 50g butter; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 orange, juice only; 1 tsp salt

Red cabbage slowly cooked with apple, vinegar and spice. It reheats well, so make it ahead.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.31 a head

8 servings

Ingredients

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1small red cabbagefinely shredded
2eating applespeeled and grated
1onionthinly sliced
50 gbutter
3 tbspred wine vinegar
3 tbspsoft light brown sugar
½ tspground cinnamon
1orangejuice only
1 tspsalt

Method

1
Melt the butter in a large heavy pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft.
5 min
2
Add the cabbage, apple, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, orange juice and salt. Stir well.
3
Cover and cook over a low heat for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes, until very tender.
60 min
4
Uncover for the last 5 minutes if there is too much liquid. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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