Braised red cabbage with apple and cinnamon

Name: Braised red cabbage with apple and cinnamon
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 small red cabbage, shredded; 1 onion, sliced; 2 eating apples, grated; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp soft brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp olive oil; 100ml water

Sweet and sour red cabbage that turns jammy after a slow braise. Makes a Sunday roast feel special.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.23 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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1small red cabbageshredded
1onionsliced
2eating applesgrated
3 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspsoft brown sugar
1cinnamon stick
1 tbspolive oil
100 mlwater

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large lidded pan. Soften the onion for 5 minutes.
5 min
2
Add the cabbage, apples, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon and water. Stir well.
3
Cover and cook on a low heat for 50 minutes, stirring now and then, until the cabbage is tender and glossy.
50 min
4
Remove the lid for the last 5 minutes if there is a lot of liquid.
5
Remove the cinnamon, season and serve hot. It reheats very well.

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