Red Cabbage with Apple and Mashed Potatoes

Mildly braised red cabbage with apple and onion, served with creamy mashed potatoes. A hearty autumnal home-style dish that fills you up without sitting heavy in your stomach.

By yumbelo · 4 servings · 60 minutes

Ingredients

• 800 g Red cabbage
• 2 pc tart apples
• 1 pc onion
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 150 ml water
• 1 pc bay leaf
• 2 pc whole cloves
• 800 g floury potatoes
• 150 ml milk
• 30 g butter
• pinch nutmeg, grated
• salt
• pepper

Method

1. Clean the red cabbage, remove the core and cut the cabbage into fine strips.
2. Peel the onion and dice it finely. Peel the apples, quarter them, remove the cores and cut into wedges.
3. Heat the cooking oil in a large pot and sweat the onion until translucent over medium heat.
4. Add the red cabbage, apple wedges, bay leaf and cloves and sweat briefly.
5. Deglaze with the apple cider vinegar, add the sugar and water, and season everything with part of the salt and pepper.
6. Put the lid on and braise the red cabbage over low heat for about 40 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if needed.
7. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and boil them in salted water for about 20 minutes until soft.
8. Drain the potatoes, let them steam dry briefly and mash them finely with a potato masher.
9. Warm the milk, melt the butter in the milk and gradually stir it into the potatoes until a creamy purée forms.
10. Season the purée with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
11. Remove the bay leaf and cloves from the red cabbage and adjust the seasoning with vinegar and sugar again.
12. Plate the red cabbage with the mashed potatoes on pre-warmed plates and serve immediately.