Name: Red cabbage with apple and pomegranate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 small or ½ large red cabbage; 1 red onion; 1 cooking apple; 1 tsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses; 4 Tbsp muscovado sugar; 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 100 ml apple juice or pomegranate juice; 1 pomegranate; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anis anise; 4 cloves

Red cabbage with apple and pomegranate

17 Dec 2022

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Total Time

45 minutes

Background

This braised red cabbage with apple and pomegranate goes perfectly with roast poultry, such as turkey, duck, goose, chicken. It’s a perfect side dish in a Thanksgiving or Christmas menu. It can be cooked in advance and kept in the fridge/freezer - although it’s best to add the pomegranate seeds to it just before serving.

Ingredients

1 small or ½ large red cabbage
1 red onion
1 cooking apple
1 tsp olive oil
2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
4 Tbsp muscovado sugar
3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
100 ml apple juice or pomegranate juice
1 pomegranate
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anis anise
4 cloves

Instructions

Thinly slice the cabbage and red onion. Put them in a heavy based pan.
Peel and core the apple, then cut it into thin wedges. Add these to the cabbage.
Add all ingredients to the pan, except the pomegranate, then bring to the boil. Cover and gently simmer for about 45 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes, and some water or juice, it’s too dry.
Meanwhile, cut the pomegranate in half. Squeeze the juice into a bowl, add this to the cabbage.
Scrape out the seeds and remove the yellow membrane. Set the seeds aside.
When the cabbage is soft, taste and season with salt and pepper to your liking. If it’s not sweet enough, add more sugar or molasses.
Scatter the pomegranate seeds on top, then serve.