Cider Braised Red Cabbage, Mustard Roast Potatoes, and Broccoli Gratin.

I have to admit, I am not normally a fan of red cabbage myself. But I like to try new things . So i done this red cabbage and it just taste fantastic . Must try. I done it as a side with my Sunday roast dinner. I do like to do a roast every Sunday, keep a little bit traditional, but I don't like to be boring, and everyone knows what to expect on their plates. So trying new things and making a roast exciting , is definitely on my list.

Braised Red Cabbage

Ingredients

1/2 a red cabbage
1 red onion
3 tbsp cider vinegar
300ml apple cider
1 apple chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
Lots of butter 30g
3 tbsp brown soft sugar.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Serves : 3
Level : Medium

Method

Finely slice the red cabbage and the onion. I used the food processor with the fine slicer. Mix the spices together in a small bowl. Prepare everything else chopped and ready measured to use. . In a lidded pot layer out the red cabbage , followed by the red onion, apple, spices and sugar. pour over the cider vinegar . Add the apple cider. Put the butter on top. The cider won't cover all the red cabbage , that's fine .  Cover and cook on low heat for an hour, until it is all absorbed.  If it sticks or it it is all absorbed before an hour is gone add a splash of water to the cabbage.

Musted Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

6big potatoes, halved or quatered
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp english mustard (powder)
Olive oil for drizziling
25g butter
Seasoning

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: over an hour
Serves :3
Level: Easy

Method

Par boil the potatoes , just half cooked to much that they break. Drain and leave to steam dry in the colander for a few minutes. Toss in the flour and mustard, season and drizzle some oil over. Put them in a preheated oven 200 degrees, for about an hour.

Broccoli Gratin

Ingredients

1/2 a broccoli (florets)
25g of better
25g of plain flour
250ml of milk
Parmesan cheese
Cheddar cheese
golden bread crumbs
Seasoning

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20/25 minutes
Level : Medium
Serves : 4

Method

Put the broccoli in some boiled water, and cook. In the meantime, start the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a pan, I always add a little oil to it, as it is easily burnt, and it will ruin all the flavour of your cheese sauce then. Add the flour and stir in for about a minute, Take off the heat and start adding the milk little by little and stirring well , to combine. Put back on the heat, bring to a boil , and keep stirring continuously . Add some Parmesan and some cheese stir on a low heat for a little while and take off the heat. Drain the broccoli and put in an oven proof dish. Pour the cheese sauce over, grate some more cheese over and sprinkle over the bread crumbs, put under the grill for about 5 minutes , or until it's nice and golden on top.