Braised Red Cabbage with Apple, Bacon, and Shallots

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2020

The secret to silky cabbage that cooks in less time turns out to be basic.

SERVES6

TIME1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Red cabbage is usually cooked with an acidic liquid such as wine, citrus juice, or vinegar, and that's no accident. This cabbage variety gets its hue from pH-sensitive plant pigments called anthocyanins, and if the cooking liquid skews alka...

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