Jamaican Steamed Cabbage Recipes

JAMAICAN CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Remove top layer leaves off cabbage, cut the cabbage in half, then thinly slice. Discard the inner core. Wash the cabbage and set aside.
• Next, cut or chop the carrots and bell pepper. Wash and set aside.In a hot oil (olive oil) skillet over medium heat, sauté the garlic for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Then add the cabbage, bell peppers and carrots. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Add the water and toss to combine. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally, or until the vegetables are softened.
• Once the vegetables have softened, reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper to taste again if needed, and the thyme. Toss to combine. Cook for 2 more minutes. Serve as a side and enjoy.

JAMAICAN STEAMED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt the coconut oil on medium heat then proceed to sautee the onion, garlic along with the sprigs of thyme until soft and tender.
• Add the cabbage, carrot, bell peppers and scotch bonnet, fold and stir. The pan may seem overcrowded but the cabbage will reduce as it heats through.
• Continue to stir and fold until the cabbage reduces in volume, this should take up to 5 minutes.
• Once reduced, lower the heat and add the water, ready for steaming.
• Cover the skillet with a lid and steam for 15 minutes (10 minutes or less if you want crunchy cabbage).
• Remove the lid and season with the all purpose seasoning, black pepper, butter and salt to taste and stir.
• Serve accordingly and sprinkle the cabbage with additional loose thyme (optional).

JAMAICAN STEAMED CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage into four quarters, remove the middle, wash the cabbage leaves, shred and set aside.
• Peel, wash and chop the carrot into thin strips.
• Chop the onion and bell peppers into small pieces.
• Finely cut the garlic or use a garlic crusher
• Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium heat then add the onion, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper and thyme and let it sauté for about two minutes.
• Stir in the bell pepper and tomato
• Stir in to cabbage season with salt and black pepper.
• Cover and steam for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the carrot half way through.

JAMAICAN CABBAGE

Steps:

• Peel tough outer leaves from cabbage, core the head, and shred cabbage.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat; Raise heat to high. Stir onion, green bell pepper, and green onion in the hot oil and cook until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper, and salt into onion mixture.
• Mix shredded cabbage and carrots into onion mixture until thoroughly combined, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until cabbage has started to soften, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover skillet and stir vinegar and sugar into cabbage mixture; cook and stir until cabbage is tender, about 3 more minutes. Discard Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme sprigs before serving.

JAMAICAN STEAMED CABBAGE AND CARROT

Steps:

• saute onion and peppers in oil.
• add garlic
• add carrot and cabbage
• add spices.
• add water.
• cover steam until crunchy.