A traditional side dish for the Christmas ham, sausage or spareribs.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 8
Ingredients
1
/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
4
tart green apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored, coarsely chopped
1
large onion, thinly sliced
2
pounds red cabbage, shredded
1
/4 cup firmly packed golden brown sugar
2
tablespoons cider vinegar
1
teaspoon salt
1
/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1
/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1
/3 cup dry red wine
2
tablespoons red or black currant jelly
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Preparation
Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add choped apples and onion sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly wilted, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Stir in sugar, cider vinegar, salt, cloves and allspice. Cover and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Uncover, add dry red wine and jelly and cook 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled. (Cabbage can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat over low heat if serving warm.)