Cabbage isn’t a vegetable that usually will get quite a lot of love (we haven’t heard many individuals title it as their favorite veggie!). As a card-carrying member of the cruciferous household, cabbage has a robust sulfurous odour when overcooked and to some, it would style bitter. However even in case you don’t have an issue with cabbage, it might be a kind of greens you don’t know what to do with! There’s way more you are able to do with cabbage other than making sauerkraut, and that’s why we’ve curated a listing of 12 methods to make use of cabbage which are thrilling and extremely scrumptious!
Culinary Diet Advantages of Cabbage
We love consuming cabbage as a result of it’s:
As an added bonus, cabbage is often a reasonable, budget-friendly meals that provides quite a lot of dietary bang on your buck.
12 Methods to Use Cabbage
These are our favorite, straightforward methods to make use of cabbage in your kitchen – and recipes to get you began!
Stir-Fry
In the event you’re on the lookout for extra methods to make use of cabbage, sliced cabbage makes a sensational stir-fry ingredient! Make cabbage the star of your stir-fry, or you’ll be able to add a handful or two alongside together with your favorite stir-fry veg.
Recipe to Attempt: Cabbage Poriyal with Coconut by Rachel Gurjar
Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
After all, we love conventional cabbage rolls however after we want a fast meal, a deconstructed model is our go-to as a result of it combines all the cabbage roll flavours into a easy one-pot bundle. You can also make your deconstructed cabbage rolls into the feel of a stir-fry, or add further liquid like water or broth to make a cabbage roll soup or stew.
Recipe to Attempt: Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls by BellyFull
Sauerkraut or Kimchi
We will’t have a publish about methods to make use of cabbage with out together with the favored fermented choices, sauerkraut and kimchi! We like utilizing crimson cabbage for extra-gorgeous sauerkraut and napa cabbage is our go-to for kimchi.
Recipe to Attempt: Learn how to Make Sauerkraut by Meghan Telpner (*ACN Founder + Director)
Cabbage Steaks
With their tremendous tender texture and caramelized flavour, thickly sliced cabbage steaks make an unimaginable entire meals vegan meat substitute – or they’ll function an superior facet dish.
Recipe to Attempt: Roasted Cabbage Steaks by Completely happy Eats Wholesome (*Culinary Diet Knowledgeable)
Hunter Stew
This easy dish has German and Polish variations and is a straightforward one-pot meal with cabbage, sausage and aromatics. Relying on the way you prefer it, you can too jazz it up with further veggies, sauerkraut or apples, or use tofu for a vegan model.
Recipe to Attempt: German Hunter Cabbage Stew by All That’s Jas
Coleslaw
Contemporary, crunchy and uncooked coleslaw is one among our favorite methods to make use of cabbage because it actually offers the cabbage an opportunity to shine. Toss your cabbage in a easy French dressing or go for one thing luxurious and creamy. It’s also possible to use a primary slaw as a scrumptious sandwich or taco topping.
Recipe to Attempt: Creamy Pink Cabbage Slaw by Sondi Bruner (*ACN Head Program Coach)
Atakilt Wat
This tasty Ethiopian cabbage dish is simmered with fragrant spices. Relying on the recipe you discover, the dish might embrace a collection of ginger, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek or black pepper. And in case you use plant-based cooking oil, it’s naturally vegan.
Recipe to Attempt: Atakilt Wat by City Farmie
Braised
Braising is a quite simple method to make use of cabbage and but it’s completely full of flavour. Usually, you need a mixture of flavours in your braised cabbage together with salt, sweetness and an acid like apple cider vinegar. It’s also possible to mess around with including fruits like apples or raisins, spices equivalent to cumin or caraway, fresh-pressed juice, or ginger.
Recipe to Attempt: Braised Pink Cabbage by Paleo Gluten-Free Man
Salad
Don’t get us improper – we love our darkish leafy greens and lettuces, but contemporary cabbage provides a pleasant crunch and texture to your salad recipes. You may change your whole greens with chopped or shredded cabbage, or you should use half greens, half cabbage. Mess around with the ratios and see what you’re keen on!
Recipe to Attempt: Chopped Thai Hen Salad by All The Wholesome Issues
Wraps or Cups
As a substitute of lettuce wraps as a bread substitute, strive utilizing a leaf of cabbage. Napa cabbage is nice for this because it’s a softer and extra versatile selection – nevertheless, you would evenly steam or rapidly blanch your cabbage leaves to make use of for wraps, too.
Recipe to Attempt: Mushroom Tempeh Cabbage Cups by Darn Good Veggies
Lasagna
Eggplant, zucchini and candy potato lasagna noodles ought to step apart infrequently! For a grain-free noodle choice, spoon your filling between layers of cabbage leaves for a scrumptious (and no-boil) lasagna twist.
Recipe to Attempt: Keto Cabbage Lasagna by Suncake Mother (for a dairy-free choice, use your favorite nut/seed milk and dairy-free cheese)
Alternative for Rice, Pasta or Noodles
Cabbage in numerous sizes and shapes gives an exquisite various to grain-based dishes. Use sautéed cabbage as a substitute of rice, minimize it into skinny strips for gluten-free and grain-free noodle dishes, or just like the lasagna instance above, use cabbage as a substitute of pasta. There are such a lot of nice methods to make use of cabbage on this context!
Recipe to Attempt: Meatballs with Sautéed Cabbage by Chronicles in Well being (*Culinary Diet Knowledgeable)
Cabbage isn’t as boring as you thought, proper? Keep in mind these unimaginable methods to make use of cabbage the subsequent time you move a head of cabbage on the grocery retailer!
