Levi’s Sticky Red Cabbage

Name: Levi’s Sticky Red Cabbage
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 3 thyme sprigs; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) cider vinegar; 3 pieces of preserved stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped, plus 2 tbsp. stem ginger syrup; 1 red cabbage (about 1.1 kg/2 lb 7 oz., quartered, cored and shredded; 1 red onion, finely sliced; salt and black pepper; 2 bay leaves; juice of 1 lime, to serve (optional); 60 g (2¼ oz) dried mango; 15 g (½ oz) butter; 5 tbsp light muscovado sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

Deep purple and scented with ginger, this is my special version of red cabbage. It’s a delicious accompaniment to Christmas lunch or any autumn and winter meals.

Ingredients

60 g (2¼ oz) dried mango
15 g (½

Americas
Jamaica
Main course
Dinner
Autumn
Christmas
Winter
Caribbean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Place the mango in a small bowl, cover with just-boiled water from the kettle and leave to soak for 20 minutes, then cut into strips. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a casserole dish that has a lid. Add the red onion and cook over a medium heat, stirring often, until softened. Add the cabbage and stir again. Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the lime, seasoning t