A plate of spiced slow cooker red cabbage

Slow cooked red cabbage

Name: Slow cooked red cabbage
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 red cabbage quartered and shredded; 1 Bramley apple peeled and grated; 1 red onion halved and sliced; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; a glass port; 3 tbsp dark muscovado sugar; 2 tsp Chinese 5 spice; 1 cinnamon stick; 100g butter cut into cubes

Lulu Grimes

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:29 PM

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

+ 2 hours cooking

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This slow cooked spiced red cabbage and apple dish with cinnamon is so delicious it will outshine even the tastiest of roasts. Just 20 minutes of prep is required from you

Vegetarian

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Try this classic spiced red cabbage recipe, then check out our Christmas red cabbage, braised red cabbage and pickled cabbage.

Ingredients

Nutrition

1 red cabbage

quartered and shredded
1 Bramley apple

peeled and grated
1 red onion

halved and sliced
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
a glass port
3 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
2 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1 cinnamon stick
100g butter

cut into cubes

Nutrition: per serving

kcal220
fat14.1g
saturates8.7g
carbs20.3g
fibre4g
protein1.9g
salt0.65g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 2. Put all the ingredients in an ovenproof casserole with a lid. Put over the heat, stir well then cook for 5 minutes until the butter has melted and everything is well mixed. Cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 2 hours. Season before serving.

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Braised red cabbage with apples

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