Divas Can Cook Old School Cooking For The Modern Woman
Note* If you are making this for a special occasion, definitely make it the day before and just reheat it in the microwave. It taste great the day you make it, but once it’s had a chance to soak up those flavorful juices. OMG delish!!!
I usually cook cabbage about once or twice a year. I don’t know why because I love the stuff, it’s healthy and even better, it’s cheap!
Wait a minute I know why I don’t cook it as often, because it funks up the kitchen! Ughhh, there is just something about the smell of cabbage cooking that I hate. That was until a friend gave me a lil tip:
“Don’t boil the cabbage, simmer it!”
Some folks say that if you add in a bit of vinegar or lemon juice while cooking, it will greatly reduce the smell. Hmmm…I’ll have to give it a try one day.
My mother always boiled her cabbage from start to finish and so I just automatically did the same thing. Simmering it really does cut down on the smell. Keyword: Cut down. Not get rid of. I can at least tolerate it now.
Here is how I cook my basic cabbage. I love this southern cabbage recipe because it creates tender, yet slightly firm cabbage that is full of flavor, even the juice left in the pot taste good!
This is a very basic (but flavorful) cabbage recipe. If you wanna add a lil spunk to your cabbage throw in some sauteed onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, and smoked meat. Yum!
Grandma’s Southern Cabbage
- 1 head of cabbage
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon of seasoning salt (or season to taste)
- Fresh black pepper
- 1½- 2 cups chicken broth (can also use water but chicken broth makes it taste so delish!)
- Step 1.) Cut Cabbage into quarters, removing the hard stem. Slice each quarter into 1-inch wide strips.
- Step 2.) In a large pot, add butter, olive oil, salt, pepper, & cabbage.
- Step 3.) Add in chicken broth and toss.
- Step 4.) Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover and reduce heat to medium low.
- Step 5.) Simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until cabbage is tender. Do not overcook.
I LOVED using this recipe for my traditional new year’s day cabbage! My family always used just water but the chicken broth makes it really good. I cut up and fried five pieces of bacon, poured it in the pot with drippings, added the olive oil, butter, salt, pepper, one can chicken broth, and Tony’s instead of season salt. Then I let it come to a boil before adding the cut up cabbage. I like mine really soft, so I do double (sometimes triple) the simmer time, but you can do no wrong with this recipe…longer or shorter it’s good no matter what!
I am 51 years old and have not eaten cabbage cooked like this since I was a little girl when my mom fixed it quite often. So this is also the first time I have ever cooked cabbage! This recipe is AMAZING! Cabbage will be on my grocery list all the time now. Not time I will add the things you suggested and some smoked sausage. Thank you so much for sharing!
Your next recipe I am trying is your creamy, crunchy and perfectly seasoned coleslaw. Can’t wait!
This recipe is very easy and delicious! I used the broth from the smoked turkey wings and ground garlic pepper, garlic, sautéed onions, and crushed red pepper! Awesome awesome awesome!!!
This is a great recipe, I added cayenne pepper and turkey bacon and a green pepper cut up with some Italian seasoning; I didn’t have fresh thyme. Thank you so much, it is my second time trying it. Super simple.
I loved it even more with the Italian seasoning, bell peppers, thyme, and cayenne pepper. I added the broth from the chicken I’d baked it was delicious. This was already a great cabbage recipe but the add ons took it to another level.
This recipe helped alot. My husband and my kids loved it! I used cream of chicken in place of chicken broth and added 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper and a few drops of lemon juice
I was looking for a way to cook cabbage that had a lot of flavor. We loved this recipe! I used more chicken broth but it was the Progresso brand Tuscany flavored broth. De-lish Dish!
This was my second time making cabbage, and this was absolutely delish!!! My family loved it!! My uncle even said he tasted better than his wife’s cabbage(lol-we still love u auntie) The chicken broth set it off!!!!! Thanks Diva’s can cook for this simple,yet stunning recipe! God Bless You!!