Nigella Lawson's Red Cabbage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced into half-moons
- Scant tablespoon Maldon salt (available at specialty food stores), or more as desired
- 1 red cabbage, finely shredded (about 10 cups, loosely packed)
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups red wine
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice, or more as desired
- 2 apples
- Place a large heavy-bottom saucepan or casserole over medium-low heat, and add oil.
- When oil is hot, add onion and salt.
- Saute gently until onion is softened but not colored.
- Add cabbage to pan on top of onion.
- Sprinkle sugar over cabbage; add wine, orange juice and allspice.
- Peel, core and finely chop apples, and add to pan.
- Cover, and let mixture steam until cabbage is wilted, about 10 minutes.
- Gently stir to mix all ingredients; cover and reduce heat to its lowest possible setting.
- Cook about 2 hours, and adjust salt and allspice as desired.
- Serve hot, or allow to cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight.
- (The flavors improve with reheating.)
olive oil, onion, salt, red cabbage, light brown sugar, red wine, freshly squeezed orange juice, allspice, apples
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9098 (may not work)