Recipe For COOKED CABBAGE – 4 Ways
This recipe for cooked cabbage is a hearty side dish but it can also be the main course with some meat additions. Keep reading to see those optional ways discussed and the actual easy, fastest recipe too. Also, this is part of our Vegetables section in our Side Dishes category.
About This Recipe for Cooked Cabbage
This recipe for cooked cabbage is extremely easy and fast, even if you choose to add in meat to have it as a main course. We’ll now cover its ingredients and then how to cook it.
Ingredients for Cooked Cabbage
The ingredients for this cooked cabbage is very basic and easy. You’ll have a head of cabbage, some chopped, peeled onions, salt & pepper. Then mix in any additional meat if having it as the main course. Keep reading to see how to cook this cabbage recipe.
Cooked Cabbage Seasoning
Cooked cabbage seasoning is very minimal. You can add salt and pepper to taste. And when you add any vegetable oil, it’s minimal as well. The best oils for cabbage are olive oil or peanut oil. But, of course, regular corn oil is just fine too.
How To Make Recipe For Cooked Cabbage In A Skillet
This is how to make a recipe for cooked cabbage in a skillet, fry pan, or deep pot as a side dish. If you want it as a main course, you can optionally add in some cooked meat as well. Keep reading to see several of those main course options.
- Put all your ingredients out on the workspace.
- Preheat a skillet or pan on medium-high heat.
- Cut up your cabbage in chunks cut up to be about 3 inches in size.
- Peel the onion and chop it up into bite-sized chunks.
- If you’re cooking any meat to make this a main course, cook it now. Later, see these different meat options. Then, remove and set that meat aside. Then, go to the next step.
- Add vegetable oil in the preheated skillet and wait about 30 seconds to let it get hot.
- Coat the cabbage and onions in the oil by tossing them around.
- Toss these veggies around about 2-4 times for about 3 minutes, as you are basically searing them.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low. Add in any spices and any optional cooked meat chunks, mix everything well, and cover with a lid.
- Turn the contents over about every 5 minutes. Add water very minimally, if needed.
- After about 15-20 minutes of this covered skillet and turning cooking period, it’s ready to serve.
Cooked Cabbage With Meat or No Meat
There are several common options of making cooked cabbage with meat or without. Adding meat is best when you’re intending to have the cooked cabbage as the main course for a meal. Keep reading to see these options.
1st Way – Cooked Cabbage No Meat
You can easily make a recipe for cooked cabbage without meat. Just follow the previously mentioned steps and don’t add any in. It has its greatest flavor if you use bacon drippings but, of course, you can choose to use your favorite vegetable oil instead to remain total meatless.
2nd Way – Recipe For Cooked Cabbage With Bacon
You can make this cooked cabbage with bacon. Here are two ways.
- Cut up the uncooked bacon into bits and cook it along with the cabbage. Then, ensure it gets cooked.
- Cook bacon slices and then set them aside to crumple into the cabbage, along with the bacon’s drippings.
Our Southern Cooked Cabbage recipe covers the bacon drippings as a key ingredient. Check it out.
3rd Way – Recipe For Cooked Cabbage And Ham
When deciding to make cooked cabbage and ham, you have some good options. You can use deli ham slices, cubed ham, thick slice ham, or leftover ham. All you have to do is to first cut up the ham in small pieces or cubes. Then, heat it up in the microwave or the skillet. You add it into the cabbage mixture during the last half of the cabbage cooking phase. It’s one of our leftover ham ideas.
4th Way – Cooked Cabbage With Kielbasa
Having cooked cabbage with kielbasa is one of the most popular main courses to have. You can use pork or beef kielbasa, as well as turkey kielbasa. Cut it up into bite-sized pieces and fry it in a skillet. Usually, you don’t need to add any oil. Set it aside when it’s done. This usually takes about 7 minutes. Then, mix it into the final half of the cabbage cooking time.
Cooked Cabbage Nutrition
Cooked cabbage nutrition is real good for Vitamin K. And, it’s also known for helping fight the negative effects of radiation therapy. It is purported to help towards forms of cancer prevention and heart health. All of these health benefits of cabbage are from Medical News Today in their article “The Health Benefits of Cabbage“. The nutritional values are displayable in the <Print Recipe> Nutrition option.
About The Origin of Cabbage
Many articles basically say cabbage started in no specific country. Also, it’s indeterminable. This is because of the many names used for cabbage in other countries. And, because there are so many types of cabbage around the world, it’s too difficult to locate it down to just one starting source.
One key site tried to portray that it originated in Europe about 2,000-3000 years ago so there’s that. However, I was formerly in the both Korean and Japanese martial arts for 25 years and met many individuals of various Asian cultures, including Chinese. And, while active in the food industry at the time, I can attest it did not originate in Europe. Even the cabbage in Europe at that early time was of the “headless” type as was elsewhere.
There is some information regarding the name “Choy” for cabbage, and its histories. You’ve seen “Bok Choy” in the grocery stores, which is also sometimes called “Chinese Cabbage”. The prevailing information indicates about 4,000 B.C. (about 7,000 years ago) in Northern China as the probable source.
We must also be aware the maps of the world were different back then and Korea used to be much larger than it is today. It included many areas of today’s China in the distant past. So, the geographical reference to northern China might be China of today or known as another country back then. However, this cabbage origination period is very much prior to that so, it remains as northern China. “Vegetable Facts” talks about the history of Cabbage.
And, here’s some good info if you want to grow your own Cabbage.
Related Articles
Here are some related recipes that use cabbage or go well with cabbage.
Also, this recipe is listed on our Christmas Dinner Meals and Holiday Dinner Suggestions articles. There you’ll also see other traditional and non-traditional fun recipes for main courses, sides, appetizers, salads, and breads.
See Our Cornbread Posts That Go Great With Cooked Cabbage
- Large 12 inch Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread – 12 slices
- Average size 10 inch Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread – 8 good slices
- Small size 6 inch Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread – 4 slices
- Sweet Cornbread Muffins – 6 or 7 Muffins
Conclusion
With this recipe for cooked cabbage, you’ve seen quite a few options including 3 meat additions. Since it cooks so fast and easy, why not plan on making it? I’ve made it quickly after coming home from work before. Tell me about your experience with this recipe and any changes you made. I’m always looking for new ideas for cooked cabbage.
Cooked Cabbage Recipe – Meat or Meatless
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Ingredients
- ½ medium cabbage cut in lge. chunks
- ½ medium sweet onion chopped
- 2 Tbsp peanut oil or olive oil or vegetable oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cutup ½ head of cabbage into large chunks and chop up the onion. Heat up the skillet to medium-high and add the oil to the skillet.½ medium cabbage, ½ medium sweet onion, 2 Tbsp peanut oil
- Add the cabbage, onions, salt, and pepper evenly across it. Toss everything together.½ tsp salt, ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Cook for about 5 minutes, turning the cabbage a couple of times. If needed, add 2 tbsp. of water.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low and cover the skillet. Only if needed, add up to 2 tbsp. of water. Turn the cabbage once . Cover and cook for about 5 more minutes, or until done. Optionally, toss in any cooked meats such as bacon, ham cubes, or kielbasa chunks.
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Your cabbage article helped me a lot. Thanks for the various ways!
Loved it.