Balsamic braised red cabbage

Name: Balsamic braised red cabbage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 (about 900g) red cabbage; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 450g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced; 40g raisins; 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp dark muscovado sugar; 25g butter; ½ tsp ground mixed spice; Small handful fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped, to serve

Easy
December 2007

Easy
December 2007

Serves 8
Prep time 15 min, cooking time 3 hours

The magic of this braised red cabbage recipe is all in the wait. Cook low and slow for three hours until tender, succulent and gorgeously sweet.

Now, check out all our red cabbage recipes for more ideas including in coleslaw, soups and salads.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 112kcals
Fat: 3.1g (1.7g saturated)
Protein: 1.9g
Carbohydrates: 20.3g (18.3g sugar)
Salt: 0.1g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 112kcals
Fat: 3.1g (1.7g saturated)
Protein: 1.9g
Carbohydrates: 20.3g (18.3g sugar)
Salt: 0.1g

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Ingredients

1 (about 900g) red cabbage
2 onions, thinly sliced
450g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
40g raisins
4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
25g butter
½ tsp ground mixed spice
Small handful fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped, to serve

Method

Cut the cabbage in half and cut out the core. Thinly slice the cabbage and put into a large casserole with a tight-fitting lid.
Add the onions, apples, raisins, vinegar, sugar, butter and mixed spice, season well and mix together. Place over a low heat, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours, until tender and wilted down. Scatter with the parsley to serve.