A sweet and sour, spicy red cabbage dish, with the added crunch of walnuts.

















Serving:  6

Ingredients

• 15ml/1 tbsp walnut oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 whole star anise
• 5ml/1 tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch of ground cloves
• 450g/5 cups, finely shredded red cabbage
• 30ml/2 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 45ml/3 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 300ml/1¼ cups red wine
• 150ml/¼ pint cup port
• 2 pears, cut into 1 cm/½ in cubes
• 115g/4oz raisins
• 115g/4oz/½ cup walnut halves
• Salt and black pepper

Directions

• Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole. Add the onion and cook gently for about 5 minutes until softened. Add the star anise, cinnamon, cloves and cabbage, and cook for a further 3 minutes.

• Stir in the sugar, vinegar, red wine and port. Cover the pan and simmer gently for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• Stir in the cubed pears and raisins, and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the cabbage is tender. Season to taste. Mix in the walnut halves and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information
Per portion :

• Energy 336kcals/1409KJ

• Fat 15.41g

• Saturated fat 1.58g

• Cholesterol 0

• Fibre 4.31g