Braised Sweet-Sour Red Cabbage

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Chopped onion
1		Red cabbage - cored, and
		Shredded - (abt 6 cups packed)
1		Apple - cored, and (large)
		Roughly chopped
		Water - as needed
3 tablespoons	45ml	Currant jelly
3 tablespoons	45ml	Cider vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in 3-quart non-aluminum pot over medium-high heat. Add onion. Cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add cabbage, apple, 1 1/4 cups water, jelly, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.

Bring to boil. Stir until well mixed, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until very tender with a slight crunch, about 40 minutes. If mixture is too dry, add more water as needed.

Stir in remaining butter. Taste and adjust seasoning, vinegar and sugar. (Can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Let come to room temperature before reheating. Gently reheat on stove top or in microwave until hot, adding more water if needed. Adjust seasonings.) Serve hot.

This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Each of 10 servings: 57 calories; 264 mg sodium; 6 mg cholesterol; 2 grams fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.52 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 03-15-2000

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