Braised Red Cabbage
Filed under
Vegetables
Servings: 6
From Food Network Kitchens.
Ingredients
- 4 slice Bacon, thinly sliced
- 2 Yellow onion, medium, thinly sliced
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 Bay leaf
- 4 tsp Kosher salt, divided
- 3 lb Red cabbage, 1 large or 2 small heads, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, bite-size pieces
- 3 cup Chicken broth, 2 to 3 cups, low-sodium
- 1/2 cup Red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground
Directions
- Cook the bacon until crisp in a large lidded Dutch oven over medium heat, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, cinnamon, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes.
- Raise to medium-high, add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the apple, broth, vinegar, sugar, remaining salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 1 hour.
- Uncover, bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until the liquid reduces to a sauce, about 5 minutes.