Braised Red Cabbage Recipe | 25 Days of Christmas

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and suitable for vegan diets.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white wine vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

White wine vinegar offers a similar tangy flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth enhances flavor without additional cost.

Slice the onion.

Slice the cheeks off the Pink Lady apple, remove the core, and chop it.

Cut half a red cabbage in half again and remove the white core.

Use a Japanese mandolin to slice the red cabbage thinly.

Preheat the pan.

Add oil to the pan and then add the sliced cabbage, onion, and apple.

Stir immediately to combine and sweat the vegetables for 3-4 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to help the vegetables release their juices.

Chop the dried cranberries and add them to the mixture.

Pour in half red wine and half port, then add a sprig of thyme.

Cover the pan and simmer on the stove for 25 minutes.

Remove the lid and reduce for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.

Add a little apple cider vinegar and another hit of salt, then take off the heat.

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