Recipe For Braised Red Cabbage In A Slow Cooker

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An easy slow cooker red cabbage recipe, perfect for Christmas dinner or served as a delicious veggie side dish.

Cooked slowly in a crockpot to save space in the oven and hob, the red cabbage is flavoured with apples, onion, and mixed spice and goes brilliantly with turkey or gammon!

This will probably be the easiest Christmas side dish you will ever make! Just dump the ingredients in your slow cooker, cook on low for 6 hours, and out comes perfectly cooked red cabbage!

You can make it ahead and freeze, cook the day before and reheat in the microwave, or just pop it in the slow cooker on the day!

👩‍🍳 Looking for another easy vegetable side dish? Try my easy cheesy leeks recipe!

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✔️ Why should you try it?
🥘 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
🍴 Serving suggestions
📖 Variations
🥡 Storage
❓ FAQs
😋Related recipes
Recipe
💬 Comments

✔️ Why should you try it?

Easy to make in the slow cooker
Perfect for Christmas
Goes well with turkey or gammon
Freezer friendly

🥘 Ingredients

Red Cabbage - 1 medium red cabbage, shredded.
Apples - I like to use Bramley apples for their tart flavour but Granny Smiths would also work. The apples need to be peeled and chopped.
Onions - 2 thinly sliced white onions, or substitute with red onions if you prefer.
Dark Brown Sugar - you can replace with light brown sugar or caster sugar.
Cider Vinegar - if you can't get hold of cider vinegar use white or red wine vinegar instead. The vinegar helps to keep the pH of the cabbage acidic, thus ensuring its vibrant colour through the long cooking time.
Mixed Spice - or use ground cinnamon.
Salt and Pepper

🔪 Instructions

One: Place all of the ingredients in your slow cooker basin, switch on to low, and cook for 6 hours.

🍴 Serving suggestions

The slow cooker red cabbage is delicious served as part of Christmas dinner with turkey, gammon, slow cooker roast beef, polenta roast potatoes, honey roasted root vegetables, creamed cabbage, sausage meat stuffing, Brussels sprouts, carrot and swede mash, devils on horseback, and bread sauce.

It also makes a tasty side dish for sausage casserole, slow cooker lamb breast, and pork chops.

📖 Variations

Add 100g of dried cranberries to the red cabbage for a delicious sweet taste.
Add the juice of 1 orange or lemon.
Grate in a small amount of fresh nutmeg.
Add a splash of port for an extra rich tasting dish.
Swap the cider vinegar for balsamic vinegar instead.

🥡 Storage

The red cabbage can be made up to 3 months ahead and frozen. Defrost fully before reheating in the microwave. It's a great make-ahead recipe for Christmas, but is equally easy to make on the day too!

❓ FAQs

Can you freeze red cabbage?

Yes! Red cabbage freezes really well. Defrost fully before reheating in the microwave.

Is red cabbage good for you?

Red cabbage is a good source of vitamin K and provides small amounts of calcium, magnesium, and zinc. It's also high in fiber, which helps keep your digestive system healthy.

More delicious slow cooker recipes to try!

Easy Slow Cooker Turkey Crown
Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne (No Browning)
Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef
Slow Cooker Mac & Cheese

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Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Red Cabbage

An easy slow cooker red cabbage recipe, perfect for Christmas dinner or served as a delicious veggie side dish.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine British

Keyword christmas red cabbage, crockpot red cabbage, slow cooker red cabbage

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 7 hours

Total Time 7 hours 5 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 86 kcal

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1 Red Cabbage shredded
2 Bramley Apples peeled and chopped
2 Onions peeled and thinly sliced
3 tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar
60 ml Cider Vinegar
½ teaspoon Mixed Spice
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper

Place all of the ingredients in your slow cooker basin.
Give everything a good stir with a wooden spoon.
Cook on low for 6 hours. You can also cook it on high for 4-5 hours if you prefer.

Variations:

Add 100g of dried cranberries to the red cabbage for a delicious sweet taste.
Add the juice of 1 orange and swap the cider vinegar for white wine vinegar.
Grate in a small amount of fresh nutmeg.

Storage:

The red cabbage can be kept in the fridge and reheated. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

Nutrition:

The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Slow Cooker Red Cabbage

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value*

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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