Red Cabbage and Apple

Ingredients for  4  Servings

• 1Kg

  Red cabbage
• 2

  Cooking apples
• 2

  Onions, chopped
• 1 tsp

  Nutmeg, grated
• ¼ tsp

  Ground cloves
• ¼ tsp

  Ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp

  Soft dark brown sugar
• 3 tbsp

  Red wine vinegar
• 25g

  Butter, diced
• -

  Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• To Garnish

• -

  Parsley, chopped

Approximate Times

• Preparation :

  Less than 10 minutes
• Cooking :

  1 hour 30 minutes

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/Gas 3. Cut away and discard the large white ribs from the outer cabbage leaves using a sharp knife, then finely shred the cabbage. Peel, core and coarsely grate the apples.
2. Layer the shredded cabbage in a large ovenproof dish with the onions, apples, spices, sugar, and with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour over the vinegar and add the diced butter.
3. Cover the dish with a lid an cook in the preheated oven for about 1½ hours, stirring a couple of times, until the cabbage is very tender. Serve immeadiately, garnished with the parsley.