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Red Cabbage, Crispy Bacon and Toasted Fennel Seeds

By OcadoLife
Fresh red cabbage has a slight bitter peppery taste, adding brown sugar, a splash of vinegar and sweating it down gives a lovely tenderness with a subtle sweetness, a classic Christmas day side. This moreish recipe has…
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Ingredients

7 total
  • 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
  • 150 g of smoked streaky bacon, sliced into strips
  • 15 g of fennel seeds
  • 1 small red cabbage, cored and finely sliced
  • 20 g of light brown soft sugar
  • 2 tbsp of cider vinegar
  • 1 handful of curly parsley, to serve (optional)

Method

3 steps

  1. Step 1

    Put the oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the bacon and cook for approx. 4 mins, until crispy, tossing it as it cooks. Remove using a slotted spoon, leaving the oil and bacon fat in the pan, and set aside to drain on kitchen towel.

  2. Step 2

    Add the fennel seeds to the pan and cook for 2 mins in the fat, until golden brown. Add the cabbage, sugar and vinegar; toss to mix. Lower the heat and cook for 15-20 mins, stirring every 5 mins, until the cabbage is tender. If it looks dry, add a splash of water.

  3. Step 3

    To serve, top with the crispy bacon, and parsley, if using.