Braised red cabbage is a simple, old-fashioned side dish. Red cabbage is simmered in butter and apple cider vinegar for a 5 ingredient vegetable that's easy, healthy, and beautiful! Something about Braised Red Cabbage seems so old-fashioned to me. Maybe because it reminds me of the dinner scene from "A Christmas Story", where the mother coaxes her youngest into eating his dinner by encouraging him to eat like a little piggy. The kid (Randy!) proceeds to shove his face into his plate of ...