Braised red cabbage with apples

Braised red cabbage with apples

Try something different with John Torode's colourful and versatile side dish of sweet apples and spicy cabbage

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr 20 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan180C/gas6. Heat the butter in a heavy ovenproof pan, add the bacon and fry until just coloured. Scoop out, then layer up the red cabbage, apples, brown sugar and bacon, seasoning well as you go. Tuck in the cinnamon stick and orange peel. Put the pan over high heat and add the red wine and vinegar, bring to the boil and cook for 3-4 minutes. seal the pan with a lid, then transfer to the oven for an hour. Check a couple of times to make sure the liquid hasn't dried out and add a splash of water if needed.

PER SERVING

73 kcalories, protein 1.9g, carbohydrate 10.7g, fat 2.5 g, saturated fat 1.1g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.21 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2011.

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  • 11 December 2011

    Jojo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have just eaten this. It tasted and smelss very good. I've let it in the oven a bit longer than one hour. When it came out it still has a bit of a bite. Really nice. And not difficult to prepare. I will make this again.

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  • 29 January 2012

    HELEN commented on this recipe

    Made this for Christmas lunch to go with roast duck and it was delicious, so good I am cooking it today for Sunday lunch!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 rashers smoked bacon , chopped
  • 1 red cabbage , core removed and shredded
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced
  • 30g brown sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • orange zest , a couple of big strips
  • 4 tbsp red wine
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
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PER SERVING

73 kcalories, protein 1.9g, carbohydrate 10.7g, fat 2.5 g, saturated fat 1.1g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.21 g

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