Name: Festive red cabbage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 large onions finely chopped; 1 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 150ml red wine; 1 red cabbage (about 900g/2lb), shredded; 2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar; 2 Bramley apples peeled and chopped

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Festive red cabbage

Festive red cabbage

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 3 hrs

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Serve this spiced and sticky side dish alongside all the classic Christmas trimmings - it's richly flavoured with red wine, cinnamon, star anise and apples

Freezable

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 large onions

finely chopped
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
150ml red wine
1 red cabbage

(about 900g/2lb), shredded
2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar
2 Bramley apples

peeled and chopped

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Nutrition: per serving (8)

kcal112
fat2g

low
saturates0g
carbs16g
sugars14g
fibre5g
protein2g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish, add the onions and cook on a medium heat for 8-10 mins, then add the star anise and cinnamon stick.
step 2

Pour in the wine and let it simmer until slightly reduced. Add the cabbage, sugar and apples, and stir well. Season well, cover and simmer on a low heat for 3 hrs, stirring every now and again.
step 3

Once the cabbage is tender, check the seasoning. Serve in a bowl with the star anise and cinnamon stick on top. Can be made 1-2 days in advance or frozen for up to 4 months – simply reheat on the hob before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2015

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