Best Balsamic Braised Red Cabbage Recipes

BALSAMIC-BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Brown 1/3 cup diced pancetta in olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat until crisp, 2 to 4 minutes. Add 1 pound sliced red cabbage, 1 sliced red onion, 1/2 teaspoon each fennel seeds and kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring, until tender, 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with parsley.

SPICED SCALLOPS WITH BALSAMIC-BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage, bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and toss to coat.
• Stir in 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoon vinegar and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
• Stir together spices, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pat scallops dry and season both sides with spice mixture.
• Wipe out skillet, then heat remaining tablespoon butter over medium-high heat until foam subsides. Sauté scallops, turning once, until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total. Add to cabbage.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup water and tablespoon vinegar to skillet and boil, stirring, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour over scallops and cabbage.

SPICED SCALLOPS WITH BALSAMIC-BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• 1.Melt/Heat 2Tsp of butter or olive oil in 12 inch non stick skillet over med. heat. 2.Add cabbage, bay leaves 1/2 tsp salt & 1/4 tsp pepper and toss till coated 3.Stir in 1/2 cup water & 2Tbsp vinegar and simmer, covered stirring for 10-15 min. 4. Mix together spices & remaining salt & pepper in a small bowl. 5. Pat scallops dry and season both sides with spices. 6. When cabbage is done remove it from pan and keep warm. Wipe out pan 7.Heat remaining butter or oil (I add a bit of butter to the oil) When foam subsides add scallops and cook till just cooked thru turning once, about 5 min. Add to cabbage. 8. Add remaining water & vinegar to pan and bring to boil stirring until slightly thickened.(1 to 2 min) Then pour over the sallops & cabbage.