Elderberries best suit savoury foods and this sticky elderberry cabbage is the perfect accompaniment for a Sunday roast.

Makes enough to serve 6 as a side.

Ingredients:

• Large Red Cabbage – thinly sliced
• 1 tblsp real butter
• 2 red onions – peeled and finely chopped
• 2tsp red wine vinegar
• 150g elderberries – squeezed to extract juice
• 50g brown sugar
• 10g ground hogweed seeds (or 1 cinnamon stick)
• 1 orange – Zest and juice

Method:

1. Heat the butter in a large pan, add the onions and fry off until soft – approx. 5 minutes
2. Add the orange zest and cinnamon (or hogweed seeds) and cook for a minute before adding in the rest of the ingredients.
3. Bring the whole lot to the boil then reduce to a rolling simmer, cover the pan and cook for 45 minutes until the cabbage is softened well.
4. Serve in the Natural Canvas Extra Large Nesting Bowl.