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Braised Red Cabbage and Beetroot

Name: Braised Red Cabbage and Beetroot
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 tbsp. dark brown sugar; 1 medium red cabbage, shredded; 1 medium beetroot, peeled and cut into chunks; Leaves from a large thyme sprig; 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp. freshly chopped curly parsley

This delicious dish tastes even better made in advance as the ingredients have time to mingle.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 18 October 2012

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Red cabbage is one of the Christmas side dishes we look forward to most in Christmas day.

One of the great things about a good red cabbage recipe is that it can be made in advance - saving you time on the big day itself. This recipe is actually even better made in advance as the flavours of the cabbage, beetroot and balsamic vinegar have time to mingle.

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Yields:

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

2 hrs 15 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs 30 mins

Cal/Serv:

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 medium red cabbage, shredded
1 medium beetroot, peeled and cut into chunks
Leaves from a large thyme sprig
2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. freshly chopped curly parsley

Directions

1. Step 1
  Preheat oven to 160 (140 fan) mark 3. Heat oil in a flameproof casserole and gently fry onion for 10min until softened. Add garlic and sugar and fry for 2min.
2. Step 2
  Stir in the cabbage, beetroot, thyme, balsamic vinegar and 100ml (3½fl oz) water. Cover and cook in oven, stirring occasionally, for 2hr until tender. Garnish with parsley to serve.

Per Serving:

Calories: 76
Total carbs: 11 g
Sugars: 10 g
Total fat: 3 g
Saturated fat: 1 g

No Christmas table is complete without one of our favourite red cabbage recipes, so get cooking!

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The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time