Bratwurst and Red Cabbage Traybake

Name: Bratwurst and Red Cabbage Traybake
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 8 bratwurst; 1 red cabbage, shredded (about 500 g); 1 onion, sliced; 2 eating apples, cored and sliced; 600g baby potatoes, halved; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp caraway seeds; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

Plump bratwurst roast over sweet and sour red cabbage and potatoes with caraway for a German style tray.

Nut free

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.27 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

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

4 servings

Ingredients

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8bratwurst
1red cabbageshredded (about 500 g)
1onionsliced
2eating applescored and sliced
600 gbaby potatoeshalved
3 tbspolive oil
2 tbspcider vinegar
1 tspcaraway seeds
1 tbspwholegrain mustard

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Put the cabbage, onion and apple in a large roasting tin with 2 tbsp of the oil, the vinegar and caraway. Season and mix well.
2
Toss the potatoes with the remaining oil on a second tray. Roast both for 20 minutes.
20 min
3
Stir the cabbage and add the bratwurst on top of it.
4
Roast the cabbage and bratwurst for 25 minutes, turning the sausages once, until golden and cooked through. Roast the potatoes for the same time.
25 min
5
The cabbage should be soft, glossy and slightly sticky at the edges.
6
Serve the sausages on the cabbage with the potatoes and a spoon of mustard.

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