Red Cabbage with Apples
Author:Red Cabbage with Apples is a really delicious way to transform red cabbage. Baked with apples, onion and herbs until it's fall-apart tender it makes the perfect fall or winter side that can also easily be transformed into a main meal with the addition of some vegan sausages.
Ingredients
- 1 small head (about 1 kg / 35 oz) red cabbage , thinly sliced
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 2 medium apples , cut into chunky slices, cored but not peeled
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 small handful fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or brown sugar (omit for sugar-free)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil , (omit for oil-free)
- 1½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
Optional to make it a meal
- 4 Vegan Sausages (my recipe, Field Roast apple sage sausages or Very Good Butchers British Bangers are incredible with this)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400 ° F (200 °C).
- To a large oven-proof dish add the red cabbage, onions, apples, thyme and sage.
- Pour over the red wine vinegar, maple syrup/sugar and olive oil and sprinkle over the salt and pepper. Stir well to combine.
- Cover with a lid or very tightly with foil, and bake in the oven for about 50 to 55 minutes, after which time the cabbage should be really tender and smell fragrant and delicious. If it's not, give it a few minutes longer. If you get caught up with something it's fine left in the oven longer. If it will be much over 30 minutes extra though turn the oven down a bit to 325°F (160 °C) after the initial 50 to 55 mins.
- Check the seasoning before serving and add a little more salt and pepper if required. Be sure to stir it in well.
To make it a main meal
- If you want to turn it from a side to more of a meal, add some vegan sausages. If using Field Roast or Very Good Butcher's sausages (or similar that are already cooked and just need to be heated through), slice them up and add them to the cabbage ten minutes before the end. If using raw vegan sausages like Beyond Meat style, cook them on a tray in the oven alongside the cabbage or in a saute pan then add them either sliced or whole to the cabbage for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
NOTES
Red Cabbage with Apples reheats really well and tastes even better the next day. Make ahead as per the recipe or store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. To reheat cover and bake at 350ºF (175 °C) for about 20 to 25 minutes. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutritional information is calculated without the optional sausages.
NUTRITION
Serving: 1of 6 servings | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 514mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1917IU | Vitamin C: 100mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2mg
