Whole spiced roasted red cabbage with pears

Name: Whole spiced roasted red cabbage with pears | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 whole red cabbage (1kg); 25g butter, softened; Zest 1 orange; 450ml dry cider; 30g soft brown sugar; 50ml balsamic vinegar; 1 heaped tsp mixed spice; 1 star anise; 4 cardamom pods, bashed; 2 bay leaves, plus extra to garnish; 2 ripe but firm pears, peeled and grated; 1 red onion, sliced; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 20g dried cranberries

Roasting with sweet berries and juicy pears as well as a host of aromatic spices gives this dish a rich warmth

By Asda Good Living,28th October 2020

Cook: 1 Hour 40 Mins

Serves: 8

Price: 52p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 253g serving contains

Energy
552kj
132kcal

Fat
3.0g

Low
4%

Saturates
1.5g

Med
8%

Sugars
17.0g

High
19%

Salt
0.10g

Low
2%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
218kj/52kcal

Ingredients

1 whole red cabbage (1kg)

25g butter, softened

Zest 1 orange

450ml dry cider

30g soft brown sugar

50ml balsamic vinegar

1 heaped tsp mixed spice

1 star anise

4 cardamom pods, bashed

2 bay leaves, plus extra to garnish

2 ripe but firm pears, peeled and grated

1 red onion, sliced

1 clove garlic, chopped

20g dried cranberries

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

Cut 2cm off the bottom of the cabbage. Stand in a 26cm-deep round ovenproof dish. Mix the butter and zest and spread over the cabbage.

In a large jug, mix together the remaining ingredients and pour around the cabbage. Cover the dish securely with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hr 30 mins, uncovering for the last 30 mins of cooking.

Serve the cabbage whole or alternatively slice into wedges, with the onion mixture arranged over. Then garnish with the bay leaves.