Traditional braised red cabbage
With a wonderful tanginess and a perfect blend of spices, this braised red cabbage recipe will add extra flavour to your roast dinner. Recipe and image from A Very Vegan Christmas mini cookbook (£5, Viva!), veganrecipeclub.org.uk
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 1 hr 20 mins
Total: 1 hr 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Vegan butter (plus extra to serve)
- 1 Red onion (finely sliced)
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- ¼ tsp Ground cloves
- ¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
- 1 Red cabbage (cored and finely shredded)
- 1 Apple (peeled, cored and finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp Light muscovado sugar (or any soft brown sugar)
- 150ml Balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp Cranberry sauce
- 1 tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
Method
Step 1
Melt the butter in a large pan on a medium heat and add the onion. Fry for 5 minutes before adding the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Heat for a further 2 minutes.
Step 2
Stir through the cabbage, making sure it’s well coated in the butter and spices.
Step 3
Add the apple, sugar and vinegar, reduce the heat to low, stir well. Cover and cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4
Stir through the cranberry sauce, salt and pepper and cook for another 25 minutes. Stir through 1 tbsp butter before serving.
