Braised Red Cabbage With Apples- Traditional British Dish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs red cabbage
1 lb cooking apple, peeled, cored and chopped very small
1 lb onion, peeled and chopped small
1 garlic clove (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 ounce butter
salt and pepper

Preparation

Method.
First discard the tough outer leaves of the cabbage, cut it into quarters and remove the hard stalk.
Then shred the rest of the cabbage finely, using your sharpest knife
Next, in a fairly large casserole, arrange a layer of shredded cabbage seasoned with salt and pepper, then a layer of chopped onions and apples with a sprinkling of garlic, spices and sugar.
Continue with these alternate layers until all ingredients are used. Now pour in the wine vinegar, lastly add dots of butter on the top.
Put a tight lid on the casserole and let it cook very slowly in the oven for 2-21/2 hours, stirring everything around once or twice during the cooking.
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