Have you ever wondered how to cook cabbage and make it taste delicious? I’ve been surprised at how many people have told me ever since I began doing health coaching how many people claim to have never eaten cabbage. Yet cabbage is great green vegetable that is very good for you and can be cooked in a variety of ways. One of the more common uses that many people are familiar with is coleslaw. However, when preparing coleslaw the cabbage is raw. Personally I’m not a big fan of eating cabbage in this way, I prefer to eat my cabbage cooked. Here are some tips and recipe ideas on how to cook cabbage.
1. Slice the cabbage into thin pieces. I recommend using a slicer or chopper rather than a knife. This makes it easier for you to make the pieces small enough that you can cook them thoroughly without overcooking.
2. Then put the pieces in a pan with just enough water to cover them and cook until the cabbage is just barely tender.
3. You can also cook larger pieces of cabbage and use them like you would a piece of lettuce to create cabbage wraps instead of lettuce wraps. Pretty much anything that tastes good in a lettuce wrap will taste good in a cabbage wrap too.
Here are some of my favorite recipes and meals that use cabbage.
Saute cabbage with onions and chicken and some olive oil then eat with brown rice or quinoa
Add cabbage to your chicken soup. It can use used to create a thicker chicken soup without noodles.
Cook it in a crockpot with chicken, potatoes, carrots and onions for a nice Sunday evening or really anytime evening meal.
Serve with potatoes and salmon.
Cook with red onions, carrots, mushrooms and spinach in some olive oil for a nice vegetable stir fry. You can also serve over brown rice or quinoa.
Make some mashed potatoes and then fill larger pieces of cabbage with the potatoes and eat them like a cabbage wrap.
What other ways have you cooked and enjoyed your cabbage? Share with me in the comments below.
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