Brilliant as a side dish for your Sunday roast or a healthy accompaniment for a midweek meal, this is so simple to prepare and makes the most of seasonal savoy cabbage.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 British seasonal cabbage, sliced including the core
- 4 shallots, peeled and halved
- 1 leek, roughly chopped
- 1 bulb of garlic, crushed
- 1 bulb of fennel, diced
- 3 sticks of celery, sliced
- 1 tbsp thyme, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 75g butter
- 300ml cider
- 85g peppercorn butter
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- Pinch of Sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped to garnish
Method:
- Crush your garlic cloves and halve your shallots. Sauté in melted butter for 10 mins until caramelised.
- Add the diced fennel, celery, and leek along with thyme and rosemary to the pan. Turn the shallots and stir everything well. Then season with grated nutmeg, sea salt and pepper.
- Finely chop the cabbage and add to the pan. Pour over the cider and place in a few knobs of extra peppercorn butter.
- Cover with a cartouche or lid and braise on medium heat for 15 mins.
- Serve with a generous handful of chopped parsley.
