Braised Red Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage

Serves: 4

Ingredients

500g red cabbage

250g onions

250g cooking apples

1 tsp ground allspice

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 clove garlic

15g butter

75g currants

salt & pepper

Red cabbage benefits from long, slow cooking.

Pre-heat the oven to 150C (300F,gas 2). Finely shred the cabbage, finely chop the onions and garlic and peel, core and finely chop the apples. Arrange a layer of cabbage in the base of a large casserole then add a layer of onions, apples, garlic, currants, spices and sugar and season. Continue to alternate the layers until tall the ingredients are used. Pour over the wine vinegar, dot with butter, cover the dish with foil and bake slowly in the over for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.