nigella's ham, when should i make it??? and best red cabbage recipe ever??/ suzy???

[Heathcliffscathy]

how long will the ham last in the fridge?

and does anyone have a recipe for red cabbage that is so good they want to share it with me??

suzywong?

x

Cooked ham lasts about a week in the fridge (less if you have hungry BadgerCubs ).

In a strange coming-together of questions, Nigella's Red Cabbage In The Viennese Style is pretty good, though we meld it with the Mary Berry recipe.

mrsb...can you talk me through the red cabbage combo that you do??? and can i cook it in advance?

Really easy Red Cabbage
Finely chop 1 cabbage & 1 red onion
grate a couple of apple & a pack of unvinegared beetroot
stir in a big pan with a sloosh of red wine vinegar & a cinnamon stick.
ignore on a low hob for an hour or 2 til its done
take out the stick & stir in a big knob of butter to make it shiny
stand back & accept Christmas praise. Merry Christmas to you all.

yes you can cook it in advance (also freezes well - one cabbage lasts us at least two christmases)

am at work (last day, woohoo!) so haven't got the exact recipe, but for the Nigella one you gently fry the cabbage and a sliced onion in some fat (she says butter or beef dripping, we use oil), then add sliced apples, beef stock, cider vinegar, pepper and I think cinnamon, and cook slowly on the stove till it's all tender.

The Mary bit came in when we ran out of cider vinegar and apples, because she skips those and uses orange juice instead.

ADadOnMumsnet posted a good recipe here as well.

oh, and brown sugar!

Nigella recipe here - am hunting the Mary one