Braised Red Cabbage
- Level: Easy
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
1 red cabbage, sliced 1/4 inches thick
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 sweet apples, quartered and sliced thin
6 allspice berries, lightly crushed, wrapped in cheesecloth and tied
1/3 cup red wine
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup molasses or cane syrup (the cane syrup is lighter in color)
Directions
- Melt butter in a deep saute pan with a cover. Once the butter's melted, and the foam's subsided, add the cabbage and stir to coat.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste, red onion, apple, and allspice packet, cover the pan and lower the flame to low-medium, turning once in a while, until the cabbage is soft, but still slightly firm, about 15 minutes.
- Remove lid and deglaze with the red wine, bring up flame and cook, uncovered, until the wine is reduced by at least half. Add the red wine vinegar reduce a little, add the molasses or cane syrup and toss to coat. Cook 2 to 3 more minutes, remove allspice packet, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
