Apple and Red Onion Braised Red Cabbage
From: Hope, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Comments: A sweet and sour dish, excellent with pork, turkey, chicken and sausages.
For a colorful salad, simply mix in this cabbage mixture.
Servings: 4 to 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] finely chopped red onion
  • 8 cups [2 L] finely grated red cabbage
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 medium-size apples, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 1 cup [250 mL] chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] brown sugar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper
  • Into a large casserole, preheat vegetable oil over medium heat.
  • Soften chopped red onion into hot vegetable oil, for 5 minutes.
  • Mix in grated red cabbage, minced garlic and chopped apples.
  • Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until grated red cabbage is just softened.
  • Pour in chicken broth, red wine vinegar and brown sugar; add bay leaf.
  • Lower heat, cover and simmer, stirring from time to time, for approximately 45 minutes, until cabbage is soft and liquid has evaporated.
  • Remove and throw away bay leaf.
  • Salt and pepper, to taste.