Recipe: Balsamic Red Cabbage

This is a great vegetable side dish for a number of holiday menus. Roast goose, pork and rouladen (German beef rolls) are a few items that come to mind.

Yield: 2-3 generous side servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cups thinly sliced red cabbage or 1 (10 ounce) bag shredded red cabbage
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed sauté pan. Stir in cabbage and cook until just softened, about 6-8 minutes.
2. Stir in sugar and balsamic vinegar and cook until desired level of tenderness, an additional 5-10 minutes.

 This recipe was written by Peggy Lampman and originally posted on AnnArbor.com on Dec. 14, 2010.