Christmas red cabbage

Name: Christmas red cabbage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter, plus a little extra to garnish (optional); 1 medium red onion, chopped; 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and very roughly diced; 1 small to medium red cabbage, up to 1kg, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; 3 cloves; Handful dried fruit such as raisins, or even apricots

By: Tom Norrington-Davies

Published: 30 Nov 04
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

What’s the best way to cook red cabbage? Like this! Every Christmas dinner plate needs this side. Our easy-peasy recipe, with apple and raisins, is made by adding all the ingredients to a casserole dish then cooking in the oven for 30 minutes.

Serves 6
Ready in 40 minutes

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Ingredients

2 tbsp butter, plus a little extra to garnish (optional)
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and very roughly diced
1 small to medium red cabbage, up to 1kg, thinly sliced
3 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cloves
Handful dried fruit such as raisins, or even apricots

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C/fan130°C/gas 2. Melt the butter in a casserole or large baking tray and fry the onion until tender, without letting it brown.
Add the other ingredients, stir well and add 100ml of water. Cover with foil or a lid and cook in the oven for 30 minutes – check it after 15 minutes – until the cabbage is soft, sweet and sour. Check the seasoning. You may wish to serve it garnished with extra butter.

Recipe from December 2004 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 131kcals
Fat: 6.1g (3.5g saturated)
Protein: 2.3g
Carbohydrates: 17.7g (16.6g sugars)
Salt: 1g

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