Add this festive Braised Red Cabbage with cranberries to your holiday table!
Braised Red Cabbage is the perfect side dish for your holiday table. This Braised cabbage is an inexpensive side dish that your family will love.
My family loves cabbage, especially during the fall and winter months. Red cabbage is full of antioxidants, nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Red cabbage is also high in Vitamin C and Vitamin K. Plants are amazing!
This braised red cabbage with cranberries is a favorite fall inspired cabbage recipe.
As the red cabbage cooks with the cranberries, apple cider, a cinnamon stick, and bay leaf, the aroma of the holidays fills the kitchen.
The shredded cabbage is braised in apple cider which adds a natural sweetness and depth of flavor to the cabbage.
Ingredients needed:
- Medium Head of Red Cabbage
- Olive Oil
- Medium Red Onion
- 1 ½ Cups Fresh Cranberries
- 1 Cup Apple Cider
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Bay Leaf
- Salt and Pepper
- Large Tart Apple
- Brown Sugar
- Apple Cider Vinegar
Once then cabbage breaks down and becomes tender, add in the rest of the ingredients. Add the diced apple, brown sugar and apple cider vinegar get added to the cabbage.
You need to add a little bit of sugar to balance out the flavors from the cranberries which are tart.
For an extra pop of flavor, I like to add a touch of apple cider vinegar. You don't want to add too much vinegar because it'll make the dish too tart. I didn't want the dish to be overly tart since there are cranberries.
If you feel the cabbage is too tart, add more brown sugar. And if you find the cabbage to be too sweet, add a little bit more vinegar.
Isn't the color of this Braised Red Cabbage just gorgeous?! This holiday side dish is a colorful vegetable dish to add to your holiday menu.
This red cabbage with cranberries would be perfect for Thanksgiving and for Christmas.
More holiday recipes:
- Festive Holiday Drinks
- Vegan Orange Cranberry Muffins
- Vegan Cranberry Feta Pinwheels
- Cranberry Margaritas
- Vegan Green Bean Casserole with Cornflake Topping
Braised cabbage is naturally vegan and gluten-free too!
Braised Red Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1 Medium Head of Red Cabbage
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Red Onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ Cups Fresh Cranberries
- 1 Cup Apple Cider
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Bay Leaf
- ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Large Tart Apple, diced
- 3 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar, or to taste
Instructions
- Peel off the outer leaves from the cabbage and discard. Quarter the cabbage, removing the tough stem, then thinly slice.
- In a large, deep sided skillet or stockpot heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, 5-6 minutes, until soft.
- Add the sliced cabbage and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add in the cranberries, apple cider, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf. Stir. Cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for 50-60 minutes, or until tender.
- Add the diced apple, brown sugar, and vinegar. Cook until the apple is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasonings. Add more vinegar to add tartness.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 192Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 3gSugar: 21gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information is just an estimate per serving.
Happy Cooking!
Jeni
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