Braised Red Cabbage

12 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 medium red cabbage (1.5kg)
  • 14 cup olive oil, you can reduce this if you want
  • 20 g butter
  • 2 slices bacon, finely chopped
  • 1 large brown onion, finely chopped (200g)
  • 1 green apple, finely chopped (200g)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 12 cup port wine, not essential but if you don't add it decrease the amount of vinegar a little
  • 12 cup chicken stock
  • 12 cup red wine vinegar (or whatever vinegar you have)
  • 12 cup brown sugar
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Halve cabbage, remove core and shred finely.
  2. 2
    Heat oil and butter in a large.
  3. 3
    saucepan.
  4. 4
    Add onion, apple and bacon; sweat over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add cabbage; cook, stirring 5 minutes or until starting to wilt.
  6. 6
    Add remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, over medium heat for 30-40.
  7. 7
    minutes, stirring occasionally until tender.
  8. 8
    Alternatively you could cook it.
  9. 9
    in a medium oven (160C or 140C fan-forced) 40 minutes.
  10. 10
    Serve with rich red meats such as game, duck and beef, or with pork.
  11. 11
    Perfect for a dinner party.

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