Name: Stewed Red Cabbage and Beans
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped celery; 1½ cups dry red wine; 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard; 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed; 1 large head red cabbage, cored and shredded; 4 cups cooked navy beans or 2 15-oz. cans navy beans, rinsed and drained; 1⅓ cups peeled and chopped tart apples, such as Granny Smith; Sea salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Ready In: 1 hour
Serves 4
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Braised red cabbage is often served as a side dish with pork, but it is equally good as a main course when cooked with beans. In this vegan recipe, you can substitute any kind of white beans and your favorite type of apple, but make sure you pick a tart variety; the apples and red wine are what give the dish its pleasant sweet-and-sour flavor.

By Del Sroufe, Nov 27, 2017

Ingredients

1⅓ cups chopped carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1½ cups dry red wine
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
1 large head red cabbage, cored and shredded
4 cups cooked navy beans or 2 15-oz. cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
1⅓ cups peeled and chopped tart apples, such as Granny Smith
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a large saucepan cook the carrots, onion, and celery over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding water 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time as needed to prevent sticking.
Stir in the wine, mustard, and thyme. Cook 10 minutes or until the wine is reduced by half. Stir in cabbage, beans, and apples.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Season with salt and pepper.

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Beth9 months ago

Number of carbs for a diabetic?

Doug Gordy2 years ago

I made this as part of the FOK cooking school curriculum. I added some garlic, which I think helped, but think I would prefer it without the beans, as a side dish, rather than an entree. It sure makes a LOT!!

Nikki Alvarado2 years ago

I used good dry wine, Granny Smith apples and it was bland for me. I made it more to my taste by adding some fresh apple dice, red wine vinegar and pepitas after I put it in my bowl to eat. Maybe because I used low sodium beans and didn’t add any salt.

Bernadette Sellars2 years ago

This is a nice easy recipe to do if you don’t have much time. We both enjoy it. I use haricot beans which I believe are the same as navy beans. My meat eating husband has sausages with his ‍♀️ but I have it on it’s own with new potatoes or mash, sweetcorn and greens.

Brenda2 years ago

Can I use red wine vinegar instead of dry red wine?

Natallia2 years ago

Can I replace the wine with something else?

Andrea2 years ago

The instructions are missing some details. When do you put in the apple and beans.
Thanks

Jojo2 years ago

Strp 2

Lea2 years ago

This looks delicious, and would be pretty on the table too. Thank you. I’ve pinned it.

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Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe is co-owner and executive chef of Wellness Forum Foods, a whole-food, plant-based meal delivery and catering service in Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of Forks Over Knives – The Cookbook and Better Than Vegan. Del teaches cooking classes and helps people transition to a healthy plant-based diet.

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