# Braised Red Cabbage

A braised red cabbage recipe that is a perfect balance of tart, sweet, and savory, making it an easy and inexpensive side dish.

- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- butter
- apple
- onion
- Demerara sugar
- dry sherry cooking wine
- salt
- pepper
- 1 head red cabbage, sliced
- generous glug apple cider vinegar
- big knob butter
- finely chopped chives

## Instructions

1. Start with melting some butter.
2. Add in some apple and onion.
3. Add a little bit of Demerara sugar (or regular sugar).
4. Cook until the apple and onion get a little bit of color.
5. Go in with some dry sherry cooking wine.
6. Add a little bit of salt and pepper.
7. Let the mixture reduce until most of the liquid is gone.
8. Add the mixture to your whole head of sliced cabbage.
9. Go in with a generous glug of apple cider vinegar.
10. Cover and cook on the lowest setting for about two hours.
11. Once done, add a big knob of butter for glossiness.
12. Finish with some finely chopped chives.

## Tips

- You can use regular sugar instead of Demerara sugar.
- Green apples were used in this recipe.
- Cook on the lowest setting for about two hours.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@cocolarkincooks/video/7617260839984237837
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a6f6beb2-af2c-40bf-8a50-eead257ccb37
- Extracted: 2026-05-11

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