This is one of our favorite ways to prepare red cabbage—sautéed with butter, sprinkled with sugar and balsamic vinegar and simmered until tender. When the holidays come round, we take it up a notch, adding chopped apples, onions, and roasted chestnuts. It’s wonderful served alongside pork chops or a pork roast.

Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage Recipe

Prep time: 7 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8

Ingredients One 2-pound red cabbage 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 6 Tbsp sugar 2/3 cup balsamic vinegar Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1 Cut the cabbage in half, cutting through the core as you do this. Cut the cabbage halves in half again, again through the core. Cut out the core from the quartered cabbage and discard. Thinly slice the cabbage.

2 Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced red cabbage and toss to coat with the butter. Sauté until slightly wilted, about 5 minutes.

3 Sprinkle sugar over the cabbage and toss to coat evenly. Add the balsamic vinegar to the pot. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium low. Cover and simmer until the cabbage is completely tender, stirring often, about 30 minutes total.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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