Braised Red Cabbage With Apples- Traditional British Dish

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs red cabbage
• 1 lb cooking apple, peeled, cored and chopped very small
• 1 lb onion, peeled and chopped small
• 1 garlic clove (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1/2 ounce butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 method.
• 2 first discard the tough outer leaves of the cabbage, cut it into quarters and remove the hard stalk.
• 3 then shred the rest of the cabbage finely, using your sharpest knife
• 4 next, in a fairly large casserole, arrange a layer of shredded cabbage seasoned with salt and pepper, then a layer of chopped onions and apples with a sprinkling of garlic, spices and sugar.
• 5 continue with these alternate layers until all ingredients are used. now pour in the vinegar, lastly add dots of butter on the top.
• 6 put a tight lid on the casserole and let it cook very slowly in the oven for 2-2½ hours, stirring everything around once or twice during the cooking.
• 7 .