Pickled Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

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

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. 1.

    Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/gas mark 2.

    5 min

  2. 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. 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