Indestructible Red Cabbage

Name: Indestructible Red Cabbage
Ingredients: 1 red cabbage (cored and chopped); 0.5 (750 ml) bottle red wine (what ever your preference); 1 cinnamon sticks or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 slices streaky bacon; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 3 Granny Smith apples (cored, peeled and diced); salt and pepper (season); 200 g brown sugar (more or less a large handful)

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 red cabbage (cored and chopped)
0.5 (750 ml) bottle red wine (what ever your preference)
1 cinnamon sticks or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 slices streaky bacon
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 Granny Smith apples (cored, peeled and diced)
salt and pepper (season)
200 g brown sugar (more or less a large handful)

Directions

1

Chop the bacon and fry (using a little oil) until crispy in a large casserole dish.
2

Turn down the heat and add the cabbage, apple, cinnamon, seasoning and the sugar and mix.
3

Add the red wine.
4

Put the lid on and turn the heat up until bubbling.
5

Simmer for 3 hours.
6

TIP: If you need to leave this for longer you can.
7

My colleague said she has let this simmer for 5 hours and it still came out lovely.
8

Hence the name -- indestructible red cabbage!
9

She also said that it freezes well -- enjoy.