Braised Red Cabbage With Cider & Apples

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 kg red cabbage
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 granny smith apples, peeled and cored and chopped
• 1 orange, zest of (or 2 clementines)
• 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
• 100 g light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 300 ml dry cider
• 25 g butter

Recipe

• 1 peel off the outer leaves from the cabbage and discard.
• 2 quarter the cabbage, removing the tough stem, then thinly slice.
• 3 arrange a layer of the cabbage on the bottom of a large saucepan, followed by some of the onions, apples, zest, mixed spice, sugar and seasoning.
• 4 continue to create layers until you have used up the ingredients.
• 5 pour over the vinegar and cider and dot the butter on top.
• 6 bring to the boil then simmer with a lid on over low heat for 1½ hrs, until tender.
• 7 the cabbage will keep for 2 days, covered, in the fridge or freeze for up to 1 month.
• 8 reheat in either a pan or in the microwave.