Braised red cabbage

Ingredients

150g/5½oz butter
2 red cabbages, shredded
2 white onions, thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
290ml/½ pint red wine
200ml/7fl oz red wine vinegar
100g/3½oz caster sugar
6 apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 tbsp redcurrant jelly
salt and pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. Place butter in a preheated pan, add shredded cabbage and onion, stir well and cook for a few minutes to soften. Season with salt and pepper and add cinnamon sticks.
2. Add the red wine, red wine vinegar and sugar. Cover with a tight fitting lid and place in the oven for approximately 45 minutes-1 hour. Halfway through cooking add the diced apples and remove the cinnamon sticks. When ready, season, stir in redcurrant jelly and serve.