Braised Red Cabbage & Apple {Oven or Slow Cooker}
Braised Red Cabbage with Apple is the perfect make-ahead vegetable side dish. Slow cooked with spices and apple, it's a colourful and delicious addition for a big feast.
Servings: 8 People
Ingredients
- 1 Red cabbage Cored and finely shredded
- 2 Red onions Peeled and cut into 3cm pieces
- 3 Cooking apples Peeled, cored and cut into 3cm pieces (about 600g)
- 75 g Soft dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Mixed spice
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 75 g Unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp Red wine vinegar
- 100 g Cranberry sauce Optional | See notes
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve:
- 80 g Pomegranate seeds Optional | I use a small pre-prepared pack
Instructions
To oven cook:
- Preheat the oven to 140℃/160℃/Gas Mark 3.
- Put all the ingredients, apart from the cranberry sauce and pomegranate seeds, in an ovenproof casserole dish and mix well. Cover and bake in the oven for 1.5-2 hours until the cabbage is tender.
- Just before serving, stir in the cranberry sauce and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
For the slow cooker:
- Put all the ingredients, apart from the cranberry sauce and pomegranate seeds, into the slow cooker and mix well. Pop on the lid and cook on HIGH for 2-3 hours or LOW for 4-5 hours, checking is occasionally to make sure that the cabbage doesn't overcook. When cooked, stir in the cranberry sauce and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds to serve.
Notes
Vinegar: It’s really important to add some red wine vinegar when cooking red cabbage as it’s what keeps the gorgeous red colour
Slicing: A mandoline is really useful for making this dish or any type of coleslaw. I use this adjustable mandoline slicer
If freezing: Add your cranberry sauce before freezing
Cranberry sauce: You can use shop-bought or make your own with this recipe
Pomegranate seeds: These are an optional extra. They give a lovely crunch and juicy sweetness, but it's also fine to leave them out. I use a pre-prepared pack
Gluten free, nut free and suitable for vegetarians
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.3g | Protein: 2.1g | Fat: 8.4g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 120mg | Fiber: 6.2g | Sugar: 28.1g | Iron: 1mg