Name: Slow Cooker Red Cabbage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Christmas
Ingredients: 1 head red cabbage; 1 onion; 2 apples; 100ml apple juice; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp All Spice; 1 lemon

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A delicious and easy recipe for Slow Cooker Red Cabbage, the ultimate side dish for Christmas Day!

Red Cabbage is one of my favourite side dishes to serve up on Christmas Day. It’s vibrant, hearty and absolutely perfect for this time of year.

The only issue with cooking it is space. When you already have so much cooking on the hob and in the oven you may run out of space for any more dishes.

Instead, I dig out my trusty slow cooker and cook it in that.

How To Cook Red Cabbage in the Slow Cooker

This recipe really couldn’t be any easier. Simply add:

Red Cabbage
Onion
Apple

to a slow cooker and then mix in:

Apple Juice
Apple Cider Vinegar
Brown Sugar
All Spice

Cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 5 hours, stirring a few times.

When it’s ready I like to squeeze in some lemon juice as this helps to maintain that vibrant purpler colour. Then it’s ready to serve!

For more instructions check out my video showing exactly how I made this recipes and all ingredient measurements are in the recipe card below.

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Slow Cooker Red Cabbage

Author: Ciara Attwell
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes
Yield: 8 1x
Category: Side Dish
Cuisine: Christmas

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A delicious and easy recipe for Slow Cooker Red Cabbage, the ultimate side dish for Christmas Day!

Ingredients

1 head red cabbage
1 onion
2 apples
100ml apple juice
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp All Spice
1 lemon

Instructions

Slice the cabbage and add to the slow cooker.
Finely dice the onion and add that too.
Finally dice the apple, keeping the skin on and add to the slow cooker.
Pour in the apple juice and cider vinegar.
Add the brown sugar and All Spice and mix well until all the ingredients are well combined.
Cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 5 hours, mixing a couple times to ensure all the flavours are evenly distributed.
When cooked, turn off the heat and squeeze on some lemon juice to help maintain the colour of the cabbage. Serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe can be made in advance and frozen. Allow it to cool and then add to freezer bags and containers and then freeze. Defrost overnight in the fridge and cook on the hob to reheat.

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