Brown-Sugar Braised Red Cabbage With Pears
Ingredients
1/2 large head of red cabbage (about
1 % pounds)
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp vegetable oil
2 large shallots, minced
1 large clove garlic, minced
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp sherry vinegar or rice-wine
1 vinegar
1 freshly ground black pepper
2 ripe, med pears, peeled,
1 cored & cut
1 into thin strips
1 italian parsley (optional)
Preparation
Quarter cabbage: discard core. Cut cabbage into fine shreds. You can
use the fine slicing disc of food processor or cut by hand. Melt
butter over medium heat in a large, deep skillet or wok. Add oil,
shallots and garlic; cook 1 minutes without browning. Add sugar,
tomato paste, sherry vinegar and pepper; cook 1 minute, mashing
tomato paste against side of pan to incorporate any clumps. Increase
heat to med-hig. Add cabbage and pears; cook, stirring frequently,
until tender-crisp. Garnigh with Italian (flat-leaf) parsley,
chopped, if desired. Serve at once. Makes 6 servings. Per serving:
Calories 173 Fat 8.9g Cholesterol 10mg Sodium 71mg Percent Calories
from Fat 46%
Typos by Bobbie Beers
Servings: 4
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