This apple cider-braised cabbage turns a few cheap staples - apples, cider, cabbage, bacon, onions - into a really lovely dish. You can serve it as a side at a dinner party or make it for two as a main course.
Winter is long, people!!! trying to make lemonade out of lemons with the selection of vegetables from the greenmarket is ROUGH.
This apple cider-braised cabbage turns a few cheap staples - apples, cider, cabbage, bacon, onions - into a really lovely dish. You can serve it as a side at a dinner party or make it for two as a main course.
Apple cider braised cabbage
Apple cider braised cabbage
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 head of green cabbage cut through the core into quarter wedges
- 3 slices bacon chopped
- 1 medium onion halved through the core and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon Salt & pepper
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups apple juice
Instructions
- heat the olive oil until shimmering in a large skiller. add the cabbage wedges cut side down and cook 3-4 min each side, turning ONCE. remove and set aside.
- cook the bacon until rendered but not crisp, about 5 minutes.
- add the onion and some salt and cook until softened and just starting to carmelize. Like 5-10 min.
- stir in the vinegar and simmer over moderately high heat until reduced by half. add the apple juice and stir to combine.
- take the cabbage that's been resting and put back in the skillet; cover and braise over moderately low heat, turning once, until tender, about 20-30 minutes. (It should be past al dente, soft and tender is the ideal) Using tongs+spatula, transfer the cabbage to a platter and cover w/ foil.
- reduce the remaining liquids/onion/bacon in the skillet, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and swirl in the ghee/butter. season the sauce with salt and pepper; spoon over the braised cabbage and serve.
Notes
Red cabbage is fine to use here too!
Nutrition
Calories: 399kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 7gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 1146mgFiber: 13gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 445IUVitamin C: 172mgCalcium: 214mgIron: 3mg
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