Spiced braised red cabbage

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2lb red cabbage2 onions2 cloves garlic1/4 tsp nutmeg freshly grated1/4 tsp ground cinnamon1/4 tsp ground cloves3 tbsp brown sugar3 tables spoons wine vinegar, i like to use balsamicsalt and pepper to seasonyou can add 1/2 oz butter if you want like, this will help make it glossy, but isn't allowed for in the nutritional infoYou can also add apples to each layer as a variation - again not allowed for in nutritional info
Directions
Pre heat the oven to 150C /Gas Mark 2

Discard the outer leaves of the cabbage and the hard stalk, then shred finely.

Finely chop the onion and garlic

In a large casserole dish, arrange a layer of shredded cabbabge, seasoned with salt and pepepr, then a layer of chopped onions (and apples if adding).

Continue building layers until everything is in.

Pour in the wine vinegar (and the butter if using), put a lid on the casserole and let it cook very slowly in the oven for 1.5 - 2 hours.

Stir once or twice during cooking

Serve with lamb hot pot or similar

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PURPLE_ANGEL.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 101.0
  • Total Fat: 0.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 57.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 3.4 g

Member Reviews
  • CHLOE1980
    So yummy and the colour is great. I makes a huge amount (we are only 2 people and a cat) but it seems to freeze well so I can whip it out of the freezer as a ready made side dish. I didn't have nutmeg so used a little allspice. - 6/25/11