Braised Red Cabbage With Cherries Food

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat a heavy casserole. Add peanut oil. Saute red onion until translucent. Sprinkle in brown sugar and cook for a few minutes until it starts to caramelize.
• Add sliced apples and deglaze with the red wine vinegar. Bring to a boil. Add red wine and orange juice, cinnamon stick, ginger powder and salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add red cabbage and continue to cook for about 10 minutes on top of the stove.
• Cover cabbage with foil and cook in 350 degrees F. oven for about 45 minutes. Remove. Taste, and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook the bacon until crisp, over medium heat in a large Dutch, that has a lid, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, cinnamon, bay leaves, and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the apple, broth, vinegar, sugar, the remaining salt, and pepper, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, about 1 hour.
• Uncover; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until the liquid has reduced to a sauce-like consistency, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve.
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BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH RED ONION AND APPLES

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, over medium heat, heat the oil then add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
• Stir in cabbage, garlic and apples.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until cabbage begins to wilt.
• Stir in stock, vinegar, sugar and bay leaf.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until cabbage is soft and liquid has evaporated.
• Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH TOASTED HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• In a large casserole or Dutch oven, melt the butter and cook the shallots and apples over medium-low heat until soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the cabbage, vinegar, three-fourths cup wine, the honey and 1 teaspoons salt. Tie the thyme and juniper berries in a cheesecloth bag and stir in with the rest of the ingredients. Cover the pot and bring to a slow simmer.
• Simmer the cabbage until tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally to make sure that the cabbage doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Stir the remaining one-fourth cup wine into the pot halfway through cooking, and add additional water throughout the cooking process if the liquid evaporates and the cabbage becomes dry.
• When the cabbage is almost done, toast the caraway seeds in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Shake the pan frequently so the seeds do not burn. Remove from heat.
• When the cabbage is tender, remove the pot from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the toasted caraway seeds, then cool, cover and refrigerate until needed. Reheat, adjust the seasoning if needed and serve sprinkled with toasted hazelnuts.

RED CABBAGE WITH SOUR CHERRIES

Steps:

• In a small dutch oven or deep medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the cabbage, onion, and salt and saute until wilted, 5 minutes. Cover tightly, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the cabbage is very moist, 8 minutes.
• Add the juice, honey and tomato paste, stirring until the honey dissolves. Add the cherries, cinnamon, clove and cardamom (if using). Season with pepper. When the liquid boils, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the cabbage is very soft, about 1 hour. Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut out core of cabbage and discard any tough or discolored outside leaves.
• Slice cabbage in half or quarters, then slice lengthwise into 1/8-inch shreds.
• You should have about 12 cups.
• Toss cabbage and onion in large nonstick skillet and add currants, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, oil and stock.
• Bring to boil over high heat, then cover.
• Reduce heat to medium and braise, stirring occasionally, until there is only a small amount of liquid left and cabbage is moist and just slightly crunchy, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• (If skillet starts to dry before cabbage is done, add a little more stock and continue cooking.) Adjust seasonings and serve.
• Comments: You can vary this dish to suit your taste or ingredients on hand.
• Use regular or savoy cabbage; add minced garlic, apple slices or caraway seeds; or use part red wine or apple cider in the braising liquid.

HUNTSMAN'S BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH BLUEBERRIES

Steps:

• Saute the shallots in olive oil until translucent, then add red cabbage and mushrooms and cook until wilted.
• Stir in the garlic, thyme, juniper, salt, pepper, chives, and brown sugar, top with wine, bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes, Stir occasionally and add a little water if it becomes dry.
• Remove lid, and stir in blueberries and taste for acidity. Different wines have different acidity and you will achieve a balance by adjusting the brown sugar if needed.
• Cook over low heat for another 15 minutes or so, stirring frequently.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Quarter the red cabbage and remove the core, then finely shred. Tip into a large pan with the red onion, brown sugar, cider vinegar, red wine, butter and cinnamon stick and season well. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid, lower the heat and cook for 1 1/ 2 hrs, stirring every so often. Remove the lid and continue cooking for 30 mins until tender. Will keep for two days, or can be frozen for two months. Reheat until piping hot.