what can i do with red cabbage?

[janek]

i am just cooking the end of the red cabbage that came in our veg box before half term, unfortunately we did not check the veg that were coming last friday and lo and behold we received yet another of the bloody things.

what can i do with it? it's not that i don't like it, but we are vegetarian and don't eat that many meat-and-two-veg meals and that seems to be all it's good for. dp has decreed that we can't hide it in a curry cos it makes it taste and look funny, so what can we do?

please help!

Watching with interest. I like the standard braised with apple and spices red cabbage but sadly I am the only person in the household who does, and if I do that with one entire cabbage, I can freeze enough portions of it to last me through the year!

Sadly it's fairly crunchy so it needs long, slow cooking so no good for adding to curries and stir fries. I suppose there's always coleslaw but I bloody hate coleslaw . . .

Shred it finely, add parsley (if any) and French dressing.

Pickle it? Then have it with salads etc.

I love cabbage cooked with a big splash of vinegar and a few spoons of sugar, gives you a really nice sweet and sour, and you don't have to cook it for too long as it's quite nice to preserve the crunch.

We also often do ours with big chunks of bacon (ideally lardons) and a dash of soya sauce (Sorry I know that one doesn't help the OP)

Or we often use cabbage to make potatoe cakes (just use mash as a binding agent for any crunchy veg and pan fry it.

Carton of apple juice, cranberries, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper
Shred cabbage and fry it over add the ingredients and simmer for 45 ish mins

Or ribena, brown sugar and apples tinned, stewed or fresh. Same method and bizarrely they taste the same!!

Here is what I do.

Chop it up with one or 2 eating apples and put in a casserole. Add about 2 or 3 inches of a bottle of malt vinegar. Add some brown sugar - a couple of tablespoons.

Put the lid on and cook in a warm oven for a couple of hours (open the window it will smell!!) You could probably get a legit recipe is you google "red cabbage and vinegar"..

I then bag into portions and freeze - whenever we have sausage and mash we get a bag out of the freezer - it is fab!! Honest...

thank you people. i was wondering about cooking it all and freezing it (out of sight, out of mind...).

how warm is this oven of which you speak, dodgyroots?

We have it in salad , sliced up thinly and mixed with the lettuce. It's lovely raw, none of mine will eat it cooked!

Shredded and made into coleslaw with a cider vinegar dressing.

Meant to say, we have that with pulled pork, but obv not for you since you are veggie.
Something like veggie sloppy Joes might be good with it though?

I do a Nigella recipe - long slow cooking with red wine, onion, apples, sugar and mixed spice. I freeze into single portion bags and then as others have mentioned I pull out a bag and have it either with pork chops/sausages and usually mashed potato. It makes loads and it freezes well.

Failing that I like it raw in a coleslaw. It's colour makes a nice change. Throw in some apples too. I love it pickled, but always just buy the jars.

glad to hear of all this freezing suggestion. i will def do that.

mumbaisapphire - which nigella book is that in? i have a couple, perhaps i already have the recipe - never thought of that!!!

Chop it up and boil in salted water for about 8-10 minutes, till it's really tender.

Drain.

In the pan, melt 2oz butter and gently fry a diced onion. Season with black pepper.

Once the onion is soft, tip the cabbage back in and stir everything together.

Add a sloosh (technical term for at least a tablespoon or two) of raspberry vinegar.

Then cover the pan and turn it down to the lowest heat and stew for about 30-40 minutes.

Show the kids some magic.... take red cabbage water (dark purple) , get them to add lemon juice to get lurid pink water as if by magic!! Or fry an egg and whilst it is cooking pour some of the cabbage water on.... you get green eggs - great for doing Dr Seuss green eggs and ham!