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Braised red cabbage

A low-fat Christmas side dish with a perfect sweet-savoury combination.

140 min8veganRed CabbageChristmasside dishBritishvegetarian

What you need

  • 1 small (about 900g) red cabbage
  • 1 sliced red onion
  • 70 g soft light brown sugar
  • 70 ml cider vinegar
  • 150 ml red wine
  • 1 large knob butter
  • 1 cinnamon stick

How to make it

  1. Quarter the red cabbage and remove the core, then finely shred.
  2. Tip into a large pan with the red onion, brown sugar, cider vinegar, red wine, butter and cinnamon stick and season well.
  3. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid, lower the heat and cook for 1½ hrs, stirring every so often.
  4. Remove the lid and continue cooking for 30 mins until tender.

Adapted from bbcgoodfood.com