Chef John’s Braised Red Cabbage

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
• salt to taste
• 1/3 cup water
• 0.25 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 pinch caraway seeds

Steps

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add cabbage and cook until it begins to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Pour in water, wine, and vinegar; stir to combine. Mix in sugar and caraway seeds.
2. Stir, cooking until liquid evaporates and cabbage is tender, about 5 minutes. If cabbage isn’t tender, add a splash of water and cook few minutes longer.