chef john's braised red cabbage

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
• salt to taste
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup red
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 pinch caraway seeds

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook cabbage in the hot butter until it begins to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. season with salt. pour in water, red , and red vinegar. stir to combine. mix in sugar and caraway seeds.
• continue to cook and stir until liquid has evaporated and cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes. if cabbage isn't quite tender, add a splash of water and continue cooking a few more minutes.