salmon with balsamic and ginger sauce; my mum's red cabbage

[toft]

Today I ate salmon with balsamic-and-ginger sauce, homemade fries, and coleslaw!



Sauce (serves 1, if you're me, or two if you don't eat much):
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 1tbsp grated ginger, 1 clove crushed garlic, salt n' pepper
Put on low heat until simmering, then remove. Fry salmon (or I guess you could grill it or whatever). Add sauce. Eat.


I've found that the trick for really good homemade fries is to *fry* on medium heat them rather than bake them, ie. in a frying pan with cooking oil, but after browning both sides, turn the heat down and cover.

Now: more cooking! I'm going to a second thanksgiving tomorrow, so I have to make my mum's cabbage dish again.

This serves about six people, as a side:
1/2 red cabbage
1/2 a regular cooking onion
3/4 an apple (cooking apple or granny smith; something tart)
1 tbsp brown sugar (approx)
1 tbsp white wine vinegar (approx)
salt and pepper
several cups of veg stock
I also put a handful of sultanas/raisins in, but they're optional.

Thinly slice the cabbbage, apple and onion. Saute in plenty of butter until it's starting to look less raw. Then add the sugar, vinegar, salt n' pepper and veg stock slowly - don't overdo it, you can always add more later. Cover. Turn to a low-ish heat and cook for 30-45 mins, keep coming back to stir. Do some taste tests - balance the sugar and vinegar to your liking. If the liquid runs out before the cabbage mix is totally cooked, add more. You want to end up with a soggy, cherry-red vegetable mass which is sloppy but doesn't have lots of run-off liquid.

This is great with roasts and potato-based dishes, and freezes excellently. It has a very fruity taste, almost like less tart cranberry sauce. It's great.

Comments

[carolyn_claire]

I love cabbage dishes, especially with apples, thanks! *tags*