Monday 6 June 2016

Cabbage?



Sometimes I wonder why I bother to grow Cabbages. I only grow a few, then have difficulty thinking of what to do with them.

This one was young and very tender. I took out the core, then ROASTED it with lots of garlic butter in between the leaves, it was cooked beside half a Chicken. Experimentation occasionally pays off; this time it certainly did. It was bloody delicious; we ate the lot.


Now I'll have to think of what to do with all the others. Bubble-n-Squeak maybe? No, I think I'll do this again; it was so good.

Any other suggestions gratefully accepted!




39 comments:

  1. You could make sauerkraut. Very healthy gut for you and Lady M.

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    1. I'm not sure if these are the right type for sauerkraut. We buy ours from Leclerc.

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    2. I love boiled soggy cabbage and could eat it everyday if I had to. In fact I might add it to our new weekly menu. No need to find fancy ways of preparing it in my opinion.

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  2. Chopped and stir fried with bacon and caramelized onion. Very tasty, but sleep with the window open.

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    1. Bacon and cabbage are certainly good bedfellows, I'll remember the window!

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    2. A bit of cream and caraway seeds alongside the bacon and shredded cabbage is good too. Should think you could also mix it with apple and do it like they cook red cabbage.
      Arilx

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    1. It was, and we probably smelt of garlic from 100 yards.

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  4. I've got a recipe where you take out the middle of a cabbage and cook it with good stuff like onions/bacon in foil. Lovely! I'll have to dig it out and blog about it sometime. x

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    1. Stuffed cabbage sounds good; I'll experiment.

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  5. Substitute the tender cabbage leaves for vine leaves in suitable recipes?
    Never thought of using garlic butter with cabbage - sounds delicious, as does the bacon and caramelised onion. Might try that one on a warm night when we can have the window wide open !

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    1. Garlic butter is good with so many things.

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  6. I love bubble and squeak, we have it most weeks.
    Another way we eat it -- Simmer a ham hock for about an hour, add whole potatoes, plenty of black pepper and sliced onion. When potatoes nearly cooked add a cabbage cut into six pieces down the heart, simmer for a further 10 mins. If you are not watching your weight, some fresh bread goes well with this.

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    1. That sounds much like some stews I make in winter. I think it may be a bit 'substantial' for this time of year. But delicious, of course.

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  7. Bacon, cabbage and potatoes. I think my Irish grandparents ate it every day. Or so it seemed. Simple food but very good for you.

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    1. We eat similar things here in winter. Good rib-sticking grub.

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  8. Brilliant idea Cro - it is rather a boring vegetable, so I shall try this.
    About how long did it take? I have an Aga so it doesn't matter but I want to know how early to put it into the oven.

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    1. I tucked the quartered cabbage around the half chicken, and turned the pieces over once. I gave it about an hour.

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  9. My grandmother used to boil it and make it with vinegar and bacon...it was rather epic

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    1. Sounds good; I bought some bacon this morning.

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  10. What a good idea, and I have copied it into my recipe book for when we, too, get to grow a cabbage which looks as stunning as yours.

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    1. They're particularly good at the moment; nice and tender. I need to eat the others as soon as possible.

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  11. Go mad and have the bubble 'n' squeak.

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    1. Which is the bubble, and which is the squeak?

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    2. Now there's a conundrum. I've always imagined the cabbage to be the squeaky bit.

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  12. I am not a great fan of cabbage, but this recipe sounds good. Butter does make everything taste better.

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    1. I like cabbage 'occasionally'. But I shall be eating a lot over the next week or so. After that we'll have the red cabbages to eat; and we still have some calabrese.

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  13. Thanks for the instructions above Cro - shall now try it and report back.

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  14. This time of year - coleslaw or cabbage salad (cabbage, carrots, green onions, a handful of sunflower seeds. Dressing of mayonnaise and a tblsp. of sweet pickle juice).

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    1. I'm not sure if this one is crisp enough for a coleslaw type salad, it's quite soft. But I'll give it a go tomorrow for lunch.

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  15. Your delicious idea for the tender cabbage has certainly brought forth lots of other delicious-sounding ideas. I have added cabbage and Bacon to my shopping list. (I don't often buy bacon, but will be doing so very soon.)
    Best wishes.

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    1. I shall be having another one on Wednesday; I think I shall try stuffing it with bacon etc.

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  16. I saw this a while back, and whilst not a fan of cabbage myself, this sounded like something I might actually like: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/edna-maes-escalloped-cabbage/

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    1. PS Not sure what 'cheese whizz' is, but I'm sure you could make it up somewhere along the line!

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    2. That certainly looks very good. No doubt the 'cheese in a jar' could be substituted for proper cheese. By the way, I don't think anyone is a fan of cabbage, it's just one of those things we occasionally grow and eat.

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  17. sliced thinly and stir fried with walnuts and mustard seeds is one of my favourites. I shall try some of these suggestions though.

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  18. Hi Cro,, I love cabbage and so does my DH. He cores it, shreds it finely (with a knife) and then I boil it quickly in hot salty water. Drain, add a knob of butter and sprinkle of WHITE pepper. For hardier cabbage leaves I've eaten them curried. But the cabbage and bacon idea sounds good too - for my DH of course, not for me!

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