BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH CIDER & APPLES

Braised red cabbage with cider & apples image

A great accompaniment to cooked meats, cold or hot.

Provided by Cathryn Evans

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Side dish, Vegetable

Time 1h55m

Yield Serves 8 generously with leftovers

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 ½kg red cabbage
2 onions, chopped
4 Granny Smiths apples, peeled and cored and chopped
zest 1 orange or 2 clementines
2 tsp ground mixed spice
100g light soft brown sugar
3 tbsp cider vinegar
300ml dry cider
25g butter

Steps:

Peel off the outer leaves from the cabbage and discard. Quarter the cabbage, removing the tough stem, then thinly slice. Arrange a layer of the cabbage on the bottom of a large saucepan, followed by some of the onions, apples, zest, mixed spice, sugar and seasoning. Continue to create layers until you have used up the ingredients.
Pour over the vinegar and cider and dot the butter on top. Bring to the boil then simmer with a lid on over low heat for 1½ hrs, until tender. The cabbage will keep for 2 days, covered, in the fridge or freeze for up to 1 month. Reheat in either a pan or in the microwave.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 28 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.12 milligram of sodium