Red Cabbage

Red cabbage is served with potato mash and roasted red onions. If you prepare red cabbage in larger quantities you can freeze it in portions.

 Ingredients

  • 1kg red cabbage

  • 1 big onion

  • 3-4 cooking apples

  • Butter or ghee

  • 1 bay leave

  • 3-5 cloves

  • Brown sugar

  • Sea salt

  • 2 tbsp cider- or red wine vinegar (or to taste)

  • 125 ml water

  • Red currant jelly (optional)

  • 1 tsp potato flour, cornstarch or arrowroot powder (optional)

  • 1 tbsp cold water (optional)

Method 

1.     Remove the outer wilted leaves from the red cabbage, rinse and into quarters, cut out the stalk and slice very finely.

2.     Peel and chop the onion finely. Wash and peel the apples, cut into quarters, core and dice.

3.      Melt butter, lard or ghee and fry onions until soft and light yellow, add sliced red cabbage and chopped apples, cider- or red wine vinegar, red wine, bay leave, cloves, sugar and salt and continue cooking gently.

4.     Add the bay leaf, cloves, sea salt, sugar, vinegar, water and continue to cook over low heat for 45-60 minutes or until red cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally.

5.     Mix potato flour, cornstarch or arrowroot powder with 1 tablespoon of cold water, add to cabbage and cook for another few minutes.

6.     Season with salt, sugar and vinegar.

7.     If you like add red- or blackcurrant jelly.

 

Tip: Instead of water, red cabbage can be cooked in the same quantity of red wine. The red currant jelly can be replaced with 2 tbsp stewed cranberries.

 

Serves 4

Ghee, also known as clarified butter, is made by simmering unsalted butter in a cooking vessel until all water has boiled off and the milk solids, or protein, have settled to the bottom and a scum has floated on top. After removing the scum the cooked and clarified butter is then spooned off or tipped out carefully to avoid disturbing the milk solids on the bottom of the pan. Ghee can be stored for extended periods without refrigeration, provided it is kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation and remains moisture-free.

You can buy ghee in Indian shops, health food stores or delicatessen shops

 

 

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