Spiced red cabbage

Name: Spiced red cabbage
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 50g butter; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 1kg red cabbage, quartered, core removed, shredded; 1 fat garlic clove, finely chopped; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 eating apples, peeled and coarsely grated; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 200ml red wine

Easy
December 2011

Easy
December 2011

Serves 8
Takes 10 minutes to make, 2 hours 10-15 minutes to cook

Brighten up the Christmas table with this red cabbage side dish with warming spices.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 133kcals
Fat: 6.9g (3.5g saturated)
Protein: 1.7g
Carbohydrates: 11.6g (11.1g sugars)
Fibre: 5g
Salt: 0.1g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 133kcals
Fat: 6.9g (3.5g saturated)
Protein: 1.7g
Carbohydrates: 11.6g (11.1g sugars)
Fibre: 5g
Salt: 0.1g

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Ingredients

1 tbsp oil
50g butter
1 red onion, finely sliced
1kg red cabbage, quartered, core removed, shredded
1 fat garlic clove, finely chopped
2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 eating apples, peeled and coarsely grated
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
200ml red wine

1 tbsp oil
50g butter
1 red onion, finely sliced
1kg red cabbage, quartered, core removed, shredded
1 fat garlic clove, finely chopped
2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 eating apples, peeled and coarsely grated
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
200ml red wine

Method

Preheat the oven to 160ÁC/fan140ÁC/gas 3. Heat the oil and butter in a large, deep ovenproof sauté pan. Add the onion and cook gently over a low heat for 10-12 minutes until soft. Stir in the cabbage, garlic, spices, sugar, apples and vinegar. Season well.
Pour over the wine and bring to the boil. Cover with a layer of baking paper, then a lid, and bake for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve.

Method

Preheat the oven to 160ÁC/fan140ÁC/gas 3. Heat the oil and butter in a large, deep ovenproof sauté pan. Add the onion and cook gently over a low heat for 10-12 minutes until soft. Stir in the cabbage, garlic, spices, sugar, apples and vinegar. Season well.
Pour over the wine and bring to the boil. Cover with a layer of baking paper, then a lid, and bake for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve.