Red Cabbage with Apple ( 51 cals per 200g serving)
this is a really yummy christmassy recipe, makes about 10 servings so you might want to halve the amounts or what i do is make a batch then freeze it in portions (in ziplock bags). my mum used to buy it from the supermarket where it was cooked with oil but ive persuaded her to use my oil-free homemade stuff now :)
1 red cabbage (approx 1kg) cals
2 large cooking apples (approx 500g) cals
5 red onions (approx 500g) cals
equivalent 100g sugar (i used 20 tesco value sweeteners) 0 cals
1 litre water (if you need more to cover the cabbage then add more)
dice the onions and put them in the biggest saucepan you have with enough of the water to cover them. leave to simmer (lightly bubbling) with the lid on for 10 mins. meanwhile...
dice the red cabbage
add it to the onions and add the rest of the water, leave to simmer for 20 mins. meanwhile...
peel and dice the apples, then add them to the pan, with the sugar equivalent.
leave to simmer for another 30mins then check to see how soft the cabbage is. when it's as soft as you want it, turn off the heat, take off the saucepan lid and leave it to cool for a while
then drain it through a collander and store it. the juice that drains makes a very nice low calorie soup :)
i suggest you freeze most of it unless you're cooking for a lot of people as it won't last longer than a week.
enjoy! :)
btw, i tend to cheap and dice things in a food processor, if you have one it's SO much quicker!
high in vitamin C and fibre, and antioxidants
sometimes i add some homemade applesauce to thicken it a bit
ive never tried this with normal apples and onions but im sure they would work just the same
1 red cabbage (approx 1kg) cals
2 large cooking apples (approx 500g) cals
5 red onions (approx 500g) cals
equivalent 100g sugar (i used 20 tesco value sweeteners) 0 cals
1 litre water (if you need more to cover the cabbage then add more)
dice the onions and put them in the biggest saucepan you have with enough of the water to cover them. leave to simmer (lightly bubbling) with the lid on for 10 mins. meanwhile...
dice the red cabbage
add it to the onions and add the rest of the water, leave to simmer for 20 mins. meanwhile...
peel and dice the apples, then add them to the pan, with the sugar equivalent.
leave to simmer for another 30mins then check to see how soft the cabbage is. when it's as soft as you want it, turn off the heat, take off the saucepan lid and leave it to cool for a while
then drain it through a collander and store it. the juice that drains makes a very nice low calorie soup :)
i suggest you freeze most of it unless you're cooking for a lot of people as it won't last longer than a week.
enjoy! :)
btw, i tend to cheap and dice things in a food processor, if you have one it's SO much quicker!
high in vitamin C and fibre, and antioxidants
sometimes i add some homemade applesauce to thicken it a bit
ive never tried this with normal apples and onions but im sure they would work just the same