Pressure Cooker Braised Cabbage and Apples

Serves 8 in about 32 minutes. A pressure cooker recipe built around thick cut bacon and tbsp sugar.

Ingredients

• 4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 head cabbage, shredded
• 2 med apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup apple cider
• 1-2 tbsp sugar (more or less to taste)
• ½ tsp kosher salt (more or less to taste)
• ¼ tsp pepper (more or less to taste)

Method

1. Before you begin cooking, have all of the vegetables chopped, and the other ingredients ready to go.
2. Turn on the Sauté setting and add the chopped bacon. Simmer until crisp. Lift out to a paper towel and keep it nearby.
3. Stir in the sliced onion to the bacon drippings and cook, while stirring now and then, until turning translucent.
4. Tip in the cloves, shredded cabbage, apples, vinegar, and apple cider. Mix well.
5. Set the lid on the pot and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
6. Cancel the Sauté setting. Then press the Pressure Cook or Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 3 minutes (4 if you like softer cabbage). The pot will take several minutes to come to pressure.
7. When the cook cycle has ended, turn the knob to the Venting position to do a Quick Release of the remaining pressure/steam. When the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid and stir the cabbage.
8. Lift out the cloves.
9. Tip in the salt and pepper, and 1 Tablespoon of the sugar and stir well. Taste and adjust any of these to suit your taste.
10. Top with the reserved bacon and serve hot.

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