Low-fat Christmas recipe for 6 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has vegetable oil, onion, star anise, cinnamon stick, red wine, red cabbage, dark brown soft sugar and bramley apple.
Festive red cabbage
Course: Low-fat Christmas
Servings
6 - 8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Red Wine: 150ml red wine
- Onion: 2 large onions, finely chopped
- Red Cabbage: 1 red cabbage (about 900g/2lb), shredded
- Bramley Apple: 2 Bramley apples, peeled and chopped
- Cinnamon Stick: 1 cinnamon stick
- Star Anise: 1 star anise
- Dark Brown Soft Sugar: 2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish, add the onions and cook on a medium heat for 8-10 mins, then add the star anise and cinnamon stick.
- Pour in the wine and let it simmer until slightly reduced. Add the cabbage, sugar and apples, and stir well. Season well, cover and simmer on a low heat for 3 hrs, stirring every now and again.
- Once the cabbage is tender, check the seasoning. Serve in a bowl with the star anise and cinnamon stick on top. Can be made 1-2 days in advance or frozen for up to 4 months - simply reheat on the hob before serving.
