Sticky spiced red cabbage

Sticky spiced red cabbage

This colourful dish will complement any festive main course. Toss any leftovers with a drizzle of olive oil and serve with cold cuts, pâté or cheese

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan, add cabbage, ginger, onions, allspice and mustard seeds, then cook for 5 mins until just starting to wilt.
  2. Scatter over the sugar and pour in the vinegar. Cover pan, gently cook for 10 mins, then remove lid and turn up the heat to medium. Simmer the liquid in the cabbage for about 20 mins, stirring occasionally, then stir continuously for the last few mins until all the liquid has evaporated and becomes sticky on the bottom of the pan. Tip cabbage into a large bowl and serve.
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GET AHEAD

This recipe can be made up to two days ahead and reheated with a splash of water, or you can make it up to a month ahead and freeze.

STIR-FRIED CRUNCHY CHRISTMAS CABBAGE

Heat the oil in a large wok, then briefly fry the ginger and dry spices. Add the shredded cabbage plus 2 tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 tbsp honey. Fry for a few mins until the cabbage just begins to wilt.

PER SERVING

137 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 24g, salt 0.04 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009.

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  • 18 January 2009

    Chris rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent - well worth the extra trouble. I do it in the slow cooker.

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  • 26 January 2009

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used chinese 5 spice instead of the Allspice and it worked very well.

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  • 23 September 2009

    angie baby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is excellent. give it a try- you won't be disappointed.

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  • 20 October 2009

    Denise rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, we had this with sausage casserole but will definatley cook it again for Christmas.

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  • 24 November 2009

    Mrs Blumenthal (I wish!!! rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This cabbage was GORGEOUS and froze beautifully into smaller portion to defrost at a later date.

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  • 28 December 2009

    susanssmith rated this recipe

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  • 10 January 2010

    Janet M rated this recipe

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  • 04 July 2010

    jose rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious, despite not really generating a sticky sauce during cooking...

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  • 09 December 2010

    VeggieSara rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This wasn't as tasty as I expected it to be-I personally found that the ginger and allspice overwelmed the flavour of the red cabbage. If I made it again I would put half the amount of ginger and spice.

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  • 22 December 2010

    jose commented on this recipe

    Tasty but very crunchy and will add more liquid and cook for longer next time. No allspice so just added ground nutmeg and cinnamon. Will def try again though.

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  • 30 January 2011

    lucimakesfabcake rated this recipe

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  • 04 February 2011

    Jadzia rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious. Needs to cook a lot longer than indicated.

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  • 05 April 2011

    MamaMoJo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely - would be delicious with cold meats

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  • 04 October 2011

    Sami_anne commented on this recipe

    This is yummy even my other half likes it(hes fussy) i added some apples and raisons to it.

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  • 10 October 2011

    katmonki rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice. used white wine vinegar and a bit of apple, which worked well. Need to cook it for longer and with a bit more liquid to get it nice and soft

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  • 20 December 2011

    merylou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty, although it needs to be cooked for longer. The 1st time, I followed the recipe and it was very crunchy. This time I left it cooking on a low heat for nearer an hour before taking the lid off to reduce the liquid - it was perfect

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  • 24 December 2011

    flora_corbett rated and commented on this recipe

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    Yum but agree with the others and cooked it for longer.

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  • 24 December 2011

    flora_corbett commented on this recipe

    Yum but agree with the others and cooked it for longer.

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  • 28 December 2011

    Ravenisdead rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Mixed result in our house! Not exactly what I thought it would be and don't think I would make again.

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  • 29 December 2011

    Lynne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nicest red cabbage recipe ever. I added apples and cooked it longer than recipe states. Went down a treat with the family!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium-size red cabbage , quartered, cored and shredded
  • 1 finger-size piece fresh root ginger , finely chopped
  • 2 onions , sliced
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tbsp mustard seed
  • 100g golden caster sugar
  • 150ml red wine vinegar
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PER SERVING

137 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 24g, salt 0.04 g

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