Braised red cabbage with apple
Long-braised with apple, cloves, bay and a splash of vinegar — cooked a day ahead it tastes better.
- Time
- 1 h 30 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Season
- autumn, winter
- vegetarian
- vegan
- classic
- budget
- batch-cook
- freezes well
- Sunday
Ingredients for 6 portions
1red cabbage
2apples
1onions
2 tbsplard
4 tbspvinegar
100 mlred wine
2 tbspsugar
2bay leaves
3cloves
4juniper berries
to tastesalt
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Sulphites
- contains alcohol
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Ready-made instead of homemade
This is what goes on the shopping list when you switch the side to “ready-made” in the week — ready in 10 min.
2red cabbage (jar)
Nutrition and ingredients then refer to the bought product.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 6 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 160 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Fat | 4.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19.2 g |
| of which sugar | 18.5 g |
| Fibre | 6.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Quarter the cabbage, remove the core, shred finely; dice the apples and onion.
- 2
Sweat the onion in the lard, let the sugar caramelise, add the cabbage and apples.
- 3
Deglaze with the vinegar and wine, add the bay, cloves, juniper and salt, braise covered for 60–90 minutes.
- 4
Season — it should be sweet and sour, adjust with vinegar or sugar.