Best Braised Red Cabbage With Chestnuts Bacon And Apples Recipes

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and the shallot slices and cook until just light golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the vinegar, scraping the pan to release any browned bits and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cabbage, tossing to coat and soften slightly; pour in the stock and season with lightly with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the cabbage is very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid and cook, stirring occasionally, to allow the moisture to evaporate and cooking liquid to thicken, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, top with crumbled bacon and enjoy!

RED CABBAGE WITH APPLE AND BACON

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain.
• In drippings, saute onion and apple until tender.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce ehat; cover and simmer fo r30 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in reserved bacon.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook the bacon until crisp, over medium heat in a large Dutch, that has a lid, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, cinnamon, bay leaves, and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the apple, broth, vinegar, sugar, the remaining salt, and pepper, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, about 1 hour.
• Uncover; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until the liquid has reduced to a sauce-like consistency, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve.
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BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH CHESTNUTS, BACON AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Score the chestnuts and drop them into the boiling water. Let simmer 2 minutes. Turn off heat and leave chestnuts in the water. Extract 2 or 3 at a time and peel them, carefully removing the inner skin that clings to the nutmeats. If the process becomes too difficult, bring the water to the boil again to help loosen the skins. When all the chestnuts are peeled, set aside.
• Cut the cabbage in quarters, remove any wilted leaves, cut out the core and slice each quarter approximately 1/4 inch thick. Set aside.
• Remove rind from bacon. Cut into lardons and fry gently until the bacon bits are brown and crisp. Drain the bacon bits and set aside.
• Chop the onion coarsely and saute in the bacon fat until it starts to brown. Set aside.
• Peel and core the apples and cut into chunks.
• In a medium-sized casserole dish, arrange the cabbage, bacon, onion, apples and chestnuts. Bury the bay leaves and the crushed clove of garlic in the center. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper. Add the wine.
• Bring the broth to a boil in a separate saucepan and pour broth over the cabbage mixture. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in preheated oven. Bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and if there is still a lot of liquid in the dish, raise heat to 400 degrees. Continue baking for another 30 minutes until the top starts to brown. Remove the bay leaves. Serve immediately.