Worlds Best Braised Cabbage Recipes

WORLD'S BEST BRAISED GREEN CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325'. Oil a large baking dish (9"x13"). Discard ragged outer leaves from cabbage and cut into 1/8s, removing most of core. Arrange wedges in dish with no- or minimum overlapping.
• Thickly slice onion and cut carrot into 1/4" rounds.
• Scatter onions and carrot over cabbage; drizzle with oil and stock, salt and peppers. Cover tightly with foil and bake till tender, about 2 hours May turn the cabbage after an hour. At this point you can add a bit of water if dish seems too dry.
• When tender, remove foil, raise temp to 400' and roast another 15 minute or so till veggies are beginning to brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir cabbage and onion until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in water; add vinegar, sugar, caraway seeds, and salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

WORLD'S BEST BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil a large gratin dish or baking dish (9x13-inches works well) Trimming the cabbage: Peel off and discard any bruised leaves from the cabbage. The cabbage should weigh close to two pounds. If it weighs more, it won't fit in the baking dish and won't braise beautifully. To remedy this, cut away a wedge of the cabbage to trim it down to size. Save the leftover wedge for salad or coleslaw. Then cut the cabbage into eight wedges. Arrange the wedges in the baking dish; they may overlap some, but do your best to make a single layer. The braise: Scatter in the onion and carrot. Drizzle over the oil and stock or water. Season with salt, pepper and the pepper flakes. Cover tightly with foil, and slide into the middle of the oven to braise until the vegetables are completely tender, about two hours. Turn the cabbage wedges with tongs after an hour. Don't worry if the wedges want to fall apart as you turn them; just do your best to keep them intact. If the dish is drying out, add a few tablespoons of water. The finish: Once the cabbage is completely tnder, remove the foil, increase the oven heat to 400, and roast until the vegetables begin to brown, another 15 minutes or so. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with fleur de sel or other coarse salt.

TANGY BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat the sunflower oil over medium heat.
• Add the shallots, cabbage, horseradish, garlic and ginger and saute for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the cabbage starts to wilt.
• Stir in the sugar and cook to caramelize the cabbage lightly.
• Add the vinegar and lemon juice and stir to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Saute bacon in a heavy casserole over medium heat until very lightly browned. Remove bacon from casserole, draining as much of the fat as possible back into the pan. Saute onion and garlic in the bacon fat over low heat. Add cabbage, chicken stock and wine. Stir.
• Scatter the bacon pieces over the cabbage, season with salt and pepper and place bay leaf on top.
• Cover casserole and place in the oven to bake for about 2 hours, until the cabbage has absorbed virtually all the liquid in the pan. Remove bay leaf, check seasonings and serve.

BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut cabbage into 6 to 8 wedges, with the widest part no more than 2 inches, leaving the core intact so the wedges stay together while cooking. Place a heavy skillet, large enough to hold wedges fairly snugly, over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup oil and heat until it shimmers. Add the cabbage, and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes a side. Transfer to a plate, and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and heat until it shimmers. Add cloves, mustard seeds, curry leaves, bay leaf, shallot and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add ginger, turmeric, 1 tablespoon jalapeño, tomato and broth. Season with salt to taste. If desired, add more jalapeño to taste.
• Increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Add cabbage, fitting it tightly together in the bottom of the pot. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and braise cabbage until tender, about 10 minutes, turning it once halfway through cooking. Remove and discard cloves, curry leaves and bay leaf. If desired, serve with rice.