Make-ahead Christmas recipe for 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has butter, onion, red cabbage, port, orange, cinnamon stick, cloves, light brown soft sugar and prunes.
Red cabbage with port, prunes & orange
Course: Make-ahead Christmas
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
25 mins
Ingredients
- Onion: 1 large onion, sliced
- Butter: 50g butter
- Red Cabbage: 1 large red cabbage, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
- Orange: 1 orange, juiced and zested
- Cinnamon Stick: 1 large cinnamon stick
- Light Brown Soft Sugar: 2 tbsp light brown soft sugar
- Cloves: pinch of ground cloves
- Port: 200ml port
- Prunes: 100g pitted prunes, roughly chopped
Directions
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the butter in a casserole dish until sizzled to a nutty brown. Add the onion and fry for 15 mins over a medium heat until soft and starting to colour.
- Tip the remaining ingredients into a large pan and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Put in the oven for 1 hr, then stir, cover and cook for a further 1 hr until the cabbage is tender. If it looks dry, add a splash of water; if there's still liquid in the pan once cooked, turn the heat up until it evaporates. Season with a little salt and serve.Can be prepared up to three days ahead and chilled or frozen for up to three months; reheat in the microwave or in a pan on the hob.
