Ernas' Red Cabbage with Apple

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 red cabbage, sliced, washed and drained
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 Granny Smith apples, pealed and sliced
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 60g butter

Directions

1. Place water, cabbage, sugar and salt in a heavy-based saucepan.
2. Add apple, cover tightly and cook very gently (using a simmer mat) for about 1 hour.
3. Lift lid and stir apple into softened cabbage.
4. Tip in vinegar and butter.
5. Cook, covered, a further 15 minutes.
6. Stir once more.
7. The cabbage should look shiny from the melted butter.
8. There should still be some evidence of apple slices, not just a mush.