This is an entry for Reeni's Saturday Side Dishes. You can check it out here: http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/
- Cabbage is another one of those ingredients, like cauliflower and broccoli, that I have discovered and incorporated in my life embarrassingly late. And when I say "late" I'm not talking about the 7th grade or my teen years. I'm talking about one or two years ago. I know, right? What the hell is wrong with me? What makes this even worse is that, unlike beets, I don't have any childhood trauma that explains my cabbage loathing. Nobody ever forced me to eat the stuff. My mother never cooked it, therefore I cannot even bitch about the house smelling like cabbage. I just assumed that cabbage —raw or cooked didn't matter— was bad. It had to be bad because it kind of looked like salad to me and, in case I haven't mentioned this before, I don't eat salad. None of it. No exceptions.
- And then one day I was at a friend's house and she had made homemade slaw and wanted my opinion. I tried to tell her that I knew nothing about slaw and that my opinion didn't really count on the subject, but she had people coming over for dinner and was a nervous wreck so I gave in. The slaw was fine. And what was even finer was the fact that raw cabbage didn't taste like salad at all. It was quite an epiphany, I tell you. The next time I went to the grocery store I made another amazing discovery: cabbage was dirt cheap. From that day on I've been making it in a zillion different ways, both raw and cooked. This particular recipe I have found on Cooking Light's website, tweaked it a little bit to my liking and bookmarked under my favorites.
- CURRIED CABBAGE
- Adapted from Cooking Light
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup minced shallots
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons whole-grain Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 12 cups thinly sliced green cabbage (about 3 pounds)
- 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add mustard, curry, and turmeric; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in cabbage and remaining ingredients; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
Yum! I love cabbage. When I was a kid we used to grow cabbage in our garden. I'm always looking for new ways to make it. I love the curry in this recipe..yum!
ReplyDeleteYou did? I wish I had a garden to grow my own vegetables, it must be very rewarding.
ReplyDeleteNever have cabbage with curry. Sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've never imagined currying cabbage. This must be a combination of an Asian and Frech cuisine Chiara.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of a curried cabbage with grainy mustard!
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