Braised Red Cabbage

Name: Braised Red Cabbage
Ingredients: 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, or 2 tsp Balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, or 2 tsp Balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp soft brown sugar; Salt and pepper; Salt and pepper; About 5–6 juniper berries, crushed; 4 good eating apples, e.g. Cox’s, peeled, cored and chopped; 4 good eating apples, e.g. Cox’s, peeled, cored and chopped; 1 medium red cabbage, chopped neatly; 2 onions, skinned and chopped finely; 3 tbsp sunflower or olive oil; 3 tbsp sunflower or olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

Red cabbage cooked in this way is both good to eat and most convenient, because it will keep warm without deteriorating in the slightest.

Ingredients

3 tbsp sunflower or olive oil
2 onions, skinned and chopped finely
1

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat the oil and cook the chopped onions till they are soft and just beginning to turn golden at the edges. Add the cabbage and apples and the juniper berries.

Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes. Then stir in the seasonings, sugar and vinegar.

Cover with a lid, and cook on a gentle heat for 25–30 minutes, taking the lid off from time to time to give it all a good s