Mary Berry’s Christmas simmered red cabbage and cider

Name: mary berry christmas red cabbage
Prep time: 4 h
Yield: 6 servings

Red cabbage is a hearty vegetable and perfect to serve in winter as a delicious accompaniment to Christmas lunch. This Christmas red cabbage recipe from Mary Berry is slow cooked in cider for an extravagant treat.

Mary Berry's simmered red cabbage with cider

By Mary Berry | Published - 4 Dec 2024

Prep time

4 hours

Serves

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2 knobs of butter
1 onion, sliced
1kg (2lb 3oz) red cabbage, ﬁnely shredded
250ml (10fl oz) cider
4 tbsp redcurrant jelly
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 160ºC/140ºC fan/Gas 3.
Heat the oil and a knob of butter in a deep ovenproof saucepan. Add the onion and cabbage and fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add the cider and redcurrant jelly, season, bring to the boil and boil for a few minutes.
Cover the pan with a lid and place in the oven for 3-4 hours until completely tender.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cabbage to a warm dish, leaving the juices behind in the pan.
Place the pan on the hob and reduce the liquid until the colour has darkened and reduced to a syrupy consistency.
Stir in the remaining butter, remove from the heat and pour over the cabbage.

Notes

Prepare ahead

You can make this Christmas cabbage recipe up to 12 hours in advance. To reheat, cover with foil and bake in the oven.

Recipe extracted from Mary Berry Simple Comforts by Mary Berry (BBC Books), RRP £26.

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Written by: Mary Berry

Dame Mary Berry is one of the most respected food writers and presenters in the UK. She has written more than 70 cookbooks and was a judge on the Great British Bake Off.

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