Pickled Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Name: Pickled Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 500 g red cabbage; 1 whole onion; 50 g sultanas; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp muscovado sugar; 250 g cooking apples; 15 g butter; ½ tsp ground mixed spice; 1 tsp salt; 1 pinch black pepper; 1 whole orange

A traditional sweet and sour side dish combining red cabbage with apple, sultanas, and aromatic spices. This slow-cooked dish balances tangy vinegar with natural sweetness from fruit and brown sugar.

6 servings

2 hr 45 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•500 g red cabbage
•1 whole onion
•50 g sultanas
•2 tbsp white wine vinegar
•2 tbsp muscovado sugar
•250 g cooking apples
•15 g butter
•½ tsp ground mixed spice
•1 tsp salt
•1 pinch black pepper
•1 whole orange

Cooking Instructions

1.
Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/gas mark 2.
5 min
2.
Layer the cabbage, onion, sultanas, vinegar, sugar, apples, butter and mixed spice into a baking dish and season with the salt and some black pepper. Add the orange rind and juice.
10 min
3.
Cover the dish with kitchen foil and bake for 2 1/2 hours, removing the foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking. Serve hot or cold.
150 min