Spiced Braised Red Cabbage
This braised red cabbage is sweet, spiced and the perfect side dish to serve with Christmas lunch or dinner. Its so delicious and also adds a beautiful colour to your meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 apple peeled and diced
- 1 medium red cabbage remove outer leaves then slice and rinse
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 60g soft light brown sugar
- 150ml red wine vinegar
- 50ml ruby port or red wine
- 2 tablespoon red currant jelly or cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Add the butter to a large saucepan and place on a medium heat. Once the butter melts, add the sliced red onions and cook for 3 minutes until softened. Add in the apple and cook for 1 minute then add in the cabbage and cook for a further 3 minutes while stirring.
- Mix in the ground cloves, ground cinnamon and salt followed by the brown sugar, red wine vinegar, ruby port and red currant jelly. Once the red currant jelly dissolves, reduce the heat to very low and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 1 hour 30 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes until the cabbage has softened and most of the liquid has dried out.Note: Check on the red cabbage at 30-minute intervals to ensure the liquid doesn’t completely dry out and cause the cabbage to burn. If the liquid dries out before the cooking time ends then top up with a little water each time you check to prevent the cabbage from burning.