Braised Red Cabbage with Carignane

By Shawn Stanchfield

Ingredients:
2 oz. onion, diced
4 oz. green apples, diced
3/4 oz. olive oil
4 oz.water
2 oz. Carignane
1 1/2 oz. red wine vinegar
1 oz.sugar
1 oz.red currant jelly*
1 stick cinnamon
1 Clove
1 bay leaf
1/2 oz. corn starch
1 lb. red cabbage
salt and pepper to taste

*Any tart jelly would work.

Procedure:
1. Slowly sweat onions and apples in oil.
2. Add liquid ingredients and sugar.
3. Add cabbage and seasonings.
4. Cover pan and braise mixture until apples are tender (8 to 10 minutes). Make sure that liquid does not completely evaporate.
5. When cooked mix corn starch with cold water or wine.
6. When boiling add to thicken.
7. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve with grilled sausage.