Recipe Inspiration

Ingredients...

50g unsalted butter

2 red onions, peeled and finely sliced

1 large red cabbage, quartered and finely sliced

2 cinnamon sticks

2 bay leaves

5 star anise

125ml red wine

125ml water

50ml red wine vinegar

16g Essential Cuisine Light Vegetable Stock Mix

50g demerara sugar

300g dried cranberries

2 cooking apples, peeled and sliced

Freshly ground pepper

Sea salt

Method...

1. Heat a suitable lidded pan and melt the butter. Gently sweat the onion until soft and slightly coloured.
   
   
2. Add the cabbage and continue to cook gently for a few minutes.
   
   
3. Stir in the cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise, red wine, water, vinegar, Essential Cuisine Light Vegetable Stock Mix and sugar.
   
   
4. Bring to the simmer, put on the lid and cook until the cabbage starts to soften, stirring occasionally.
   
   
5. Stir in the cranberries and apples, continue cooking with the lid off to evaporate any remaining liquid.
   
   
6. Season to your taste, remove the cinnamon, bay leaves and star anise if required.