Chef John’s Braised Red Cabbage

Name: Chef John’s Braised Red Cabbage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 1 pinch caraway seeds; 1 small head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced; 59 milliliters red wine; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar, or to taste; 4 servings salt to taste; 79 milliliters water; 2 Tbsps white sugar

Chef John’s Braised Red Cabbage is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 153 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of butter, sugar, cabbage, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook cabbage in the hot butter until it begins to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt.

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Cabbage

Butter

Salt

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Frying Pan

Pour in water, red wine, and red wine vinegar. Stir to combine.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Red Wine

Water

Mix in sugar and caraway seeds.

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Caraway Seeds

Sugar

Continue to cook and stir until liquid has evaporated and cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes. If cabbage isn't quite tender, add a splash of water and continue cooking a few more minutes.

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Cabbage

Water