Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Category

Christmas

A warming and festive addition to your Christmas dinner – especially delicious on Boxing Day with your Christmas ham and mustard. Add Roam & Relish Smoked Streaky Bacon at the very beginning for a delicious twist. Not traditional, but certainly worth breaking the habit for!

Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

Ingredients

  • 1 red cabbage, roughly sliced
  • 2 onions, peeled and sliced
  • 2 cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped into chunks
  • 100ml red wine
  • 100ml balsamic vinegar
  • 1 knob of butter
  • sea salt & black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon mixed spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown soft sugar
  • 50g sultanas (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat the butter in a large saucepan or casserole dish.

  2. Add the onion and cook until softened, then add the cabbage and cook for a few minutes.

  3. Add the wine, stir and continue to cook for a minute before adding in the apples, vinegar, seasoning, sugar and sultanas, if using.

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