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Braised Cabbage with salt and pepper and fresh chopped parsley on top served in a green and grey bowl on a wooden chopping board
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Braised Cabbage (White Cabbage Recipe)

Want to know the best way to cook cabbage?
This Braised Cabbage Recipe is perfect. Fried cabbage with onions and garlic, then braised in vegetable stock until soft and tender.
This vegetable side dish is great served with roast dinners, it has a lovely sweetness and good flavour punch that the whole family will enjoy.
We like to use butter for the richest results, but olive oil can be used instead to keep it healthier or vegan friendly.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Roast Dinner, Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine: British
Keyword: braising cabbage, buttered cabbage, fried cabbage, green cabbage, how to cook cabbage, roast dinner side dish, sauteed cabbage, savoy cabbage, slow cooked cabbage, tender cabbage, Vegetable Side Dish, white cabbage
Yield: 6 People
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 head White Cabbage or Green Cabbage
  • 1 Onion cut in thin strips
  • Garlic
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 175 ml Vegetable Stock or chicken stock
  • 2 Pinches Salt & Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Cut onion in half and slice into thin half-moons. Finely dice the garlic.
    Cut cabbage into quarters through the core,
    1 Onion, Garlic
    Two halves of a white cabbage getting cut into quarters with a knife
  • Cut diagonally to remove the thick core from each quarter. Discard the core.
    1 head White Cabbage
    Cutting the core of a white cabbage with a knife on a wooden chopping board
  • Now slice cabbage leaves into thick slices
    Cutting the savoy cabbage in to strips
  • Melt butter in a pan and saute the onions for about 5 minutes.
    1 Onion, 2 tablespoon Butter
    Chopped onions being fried in butter in a pan
  • Stir in the garlic for a couple of minutes.
    Garlic
    Fried onions and chopped garlic in a pan
  • Add the cabbage and saute whilst stirring for about 8 minutes.
    1 head White Cabbage
    Stirring the chopped white cabbage in a pan with orange and silver tongs
  • Season with salt and black pepper.
    2 Pinches Salt & Black Pepper
    Chopped white cabbage with salt and pepper on top in a frying pan
  • Add the hot stock, stir through. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer.
    175 ml Vegetable Stock
    Pouring vegetable on top of the cabbage in a pan
  • Cover pan with a lid and cook on low for about 30-40 minutes.
    Placing the lid on top of the large frying pan with the cabbage inside
  • Stir occasionally, during braising, keeping the lid on after stirring.
    Braised Cabbage being stirred together with tongs
  • Once the cabbage is soft and tender, have a taste test to see if cooked to our liking. Add more salt to taste.
    Cooked Braised Cabbage in a frying pan
  • Ready to serve with your main dish.
    Braised Cabbage served in a green and grey bowl on a wooden chopping board

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Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg