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Home » Sunday Lunches » Easy Buttery Braised Red Cabbage

Easy Buttery Braised Red Cabbage

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This easy recipe for buttery braised red cabbage is just so delicious. It's appeal lies in it's sweet earthiness and buttery back notes. With the simple addition of only a few ingredients, the humble cabbage becomes a real star. One of my favourite sides evers. Plus it couldn't be easier.

buttery red cabbage in a white serving dish on a grey linen napkin and a silver serving spoon

Believe it or not this recipe for fabulous red cabbage with butter and apple sauce is a taste sensation. Not in a ka pow way but in a, I need more way. You get me? It's sweet yet earthy, deep yet easy to keep on eating.

Of course it's perfect at Christmas but I LOVE, no adore, to serve it for a Sunday Lunch or any occasion that inspires me to serve a bit of traditional, winter comfort food. I'm talking roasts, stews, anything and everything with sausages in.

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Buttery Braised Red Cabbage Recipe

You will need:

  • sharp knife
  • scales
  • tbsp measure
  • chopping board
  • large frying pan or very large saucepan
  • wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • half a medium size red cabbage
  • 1 large onion
  • 50 grams (1.75 oz) butter - I prefer salted butter here
  • 100 grams ( 3.5 oz) apple sauce - I recommend a chunky one
  • 2 tbsp balsamic glaze - the sticky glaze not the balsamic vinegar

Method

  • Slice both your red cabbage and your onion into quarter cm thick strips
thinly sliced red cabbage on a wooden chopping board with a small yellow bowl with butter in it to the side.
  • Put your 50 grams butter, 100 grams apple sauce and 2 tbsp balsamic glaze into your frying pan and melt over a gentle heat.
butter, balsamic syrup and apple sauce in a large beige frying pan
  • Place your sliced red cabbage and onion in there and mix well to coat with all the buttery juices.
sliced raw red cabbage and onion in a large beige frying pan with a wooden spoon resting on the side
  • Cover and gently cook for about 30 minutes over a gentle heat, stirring every few minutes or so. The red cabbage will be soft and a deep purple when cooked.
cooked red cabbage with apple in a large beige frying pan with a wooden spoon resting on the side
  • Serve or allow to cool and reheat when needed.

Serving Suggestions

I always serve it at Christmas alongside my beautiful Slow Cooker Turkey Crown and I always serve it with my Slow Cooker Gammon or Roast Gammon.

But it is still very, very good with Slow Cooker Beef Stew, Slow Cooker Roast Chicken, Slow Cooker Moroccan Lamb, Roast Beef Brisket and Slow Cooker Beef Joint, Sausage Bake, Sausage Casserole and Toad In The Hole.

Here's an easy round up of Sunday Lunch Ideas.

buttery braised red cabbage in a white servingt dish on a grey linen napkin with a silver serving spoon resting in there to the side.

Storing Braised Red Cabbage

I cover when cool and keep in the fridge until I want to reheat and eat. I either reheat to temperature in the microwave or cover and reheat gently back on the hob.

It lasts brilliantly for up to a week and goes well with cold cuts so again perfecto for all those Christmas leftovers.

It freezes well too for up to 2 months.

Expert Tips

  • Slice your cabbage thinly (quarter of a cm) so that it cooks and eats well.
  • Your cabbage is cooked when it turns a deep purple colour and is soft.
  • Take time to season well.
  • Make sure your frying pan or saucepan is large enough, there is a lot of cabbage! It does cook down a lot though.
  • Add cinnamon or ginger spices to it to make it more festive around Christmas time.

Here are some more seriously good sides for you:

Crisp and Fluffy Roast Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Dauphinoise Potatoes

Yorkshire Puddings

Cauliflower Cheese

buttery braised red cabbage in a white servingt dish on a grey linen napkin with a silver serving spoon resting in there to the side.

Easy Buttery Braised Red Cabbage

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Easy Buttery Braised Red Cabbage, a perfect and super delicious side to roasts and winter comfort dishes. It's super easy, sweet but earthy.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine English
Servings 6
Calories 96 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • ½ medium red cabbage
  • 50 grams butter
  • 100 grams apple sauce
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 tbsp balsamic glaze/syrup

Instructions
 

  • Cut your red cabbage finely about a ¼ cm thick and cut your onion into half moons that are also a ¼ cm thick.
  • Put your frying pan over a gentle heat and put in your 50 grams butter, 100 grams apple sauce and 2 tbsp balsamic glaze. Melt and mix to combine.
  • Put your cabbage and onion in on top and mix the buttery juices through.
  • Cover and cook gently for about 30/40 minutes. Stir every few minutes to prevent it catching on the bottom.
  • It is ready when soft and a deep purple.

Notes

  • Slice your cabbage thinly (quarter of a cm) so that it cooks and eats well.
  • Your cabbage is cooked when it turns a deep purple colour and is soft.
  • Take time to season well.
  • Make sure your frying pan or saucepan is large enough, there is a lot of cabbage! It does cook down a lot though.
  • Add cinnamon or ginger spices to it to make it more festive around Christmas time.
I cover when cool and keep in the fridge until I want to reheat and eat. I either reheat to temperature in the microwave or cover and reheat gently back on the hob.

Nutrition

Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 994IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

Keyword comfort food, red cabbage, sides, vegetarian
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