christmas side dish ginger beer red cabbage

Ingredients

1 red cabbage (about 1kg), sliced

1 red onion, sliced

2 large eating apples, each sliced into six wedges

thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated

50g butter

100ml chicken or vegetable stock

300ml alcoholic ginger beer

½ tbsp light brown soft sugar

2 tsp coriander seeds, crushed

1 star anise

2 tbsp cider vinegar

Method

Heat the slow cooker to low. Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker and add a good grinding of black pepper and 1 tsp salt. Stir well, then cook for 5 hrs.

Remove the lid, turn the slow cooker to high and cook for a further 1 hr to reduce the liquid slightly. Taste for seasoning and serve in a warmed bowl.

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