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Braised Red Cabbage with Pears, Walnuts and Raisins

By OcadoLife
Try this Braised Red Cabbage with Pears, Walnuts and Raisins from chef, food writer and cookbook author Gill Meller, and you’ll never look back. “Braising gently over a couple of hours takes the cabbage to a whole new…
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Time and servings

Total time
Serves 8290 kcal/serving
Prep time
Cooking time

Ingredients

13 total
  • 25g salted butter
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, halved and finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 10g thyme, leaves picked
  • 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed
  • 1 red cabbage (approx. 900g), shredded
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 200ml cider vinegar
  • 2 firm pears, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 100g walnut halves
  • 150g raisins

Method

4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Melt the butter and oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, herbs and coriander seeds; cook for 4 mins, stirring. Stir in the cabbage; season.

  2. Step 2

    Turn down to low; add the sugar, vinegar and 350ml water. Cover; cook for 1½ hrs, stirring now and then, until tender and juicy.

  3. Step 3

    Stir in the pears, walnuts and raisins. Cook, uncovered, for 25 mins more or until the braising liquid has reduced.

  4. Step 4

    Add more vinegar or sugar to taste, if needed. Rest for 10-15 mins and serve; or cool and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.