Southern Smothered Cabbage Food

SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the smoked turkey into a large pot, and pour in 4 cups of water.
• Bring the water to a boil, and cook until the turkey is tender. At this time, there is very little liquid in the pot, but do not get rid of it (It's flavor baby!!)
• Next turn the heat off, and remove the turkey from the pot.
• Chop the turkey meat into bite sizes, then set to the side.
• Place the pot back on the stove top, and turn the heat to medium high.
• Add in the onions, and garlic then cook until they are translucent.
• Start adding in the cabbage, and stir.
• Cover the pot, and let the cabbage cook down some.
• Toss in the smoked turkey meat, and sprinkle in the creole seasoning and black pepper.
• Stir everything, place the lid on the pot, and let the cabbage cook down for 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid from pot, and stir the cabbage. Place the lid back on pot.
• Cook the cabbage until it's nice and tender.
• Serve and enjoy!

SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown sausage over medium heat.
• Add onion and saute for 3 minutes.
• Add cabbage and cover.
• Cook about 50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Uncover and add seasonings, cook 5 minutes more.
• Serve as a main dish over rice or as a side with some cornbread, of course. ;).
• Enjoy! ;).

HOW TO COOK SOULFUL CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut cabbage into quarters and then cut each quarter into strips. Set aside.
• In a large pot or deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add in onions and cook until semi-translucent.
• Add in garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Slowly pour in chicken broth.
• Add in the smoked turkey. (You can add it in whole but I like to chop it up a bit so that all the meat is simmering with the broth)
• Bring to a simmer and cover.
• Simmer for about 5-10 minutes.
• Add cabbage and toss.
• Cover and continue simmering (do not boil) until your desired firmness is reached, tossing cabbage mid-way.
• When cabbage is done removed the turkey and chop it up into small bits.
• Return smoked turkey to pot.
• Taste cabbage and season with smoked salt and black pepper.
• Serve with a splash of hot sauce if desired.

SMOTHERED CABBAGE AND ONIONS (SOUTHERN STYLE MEATLESS)

Steps:

• Dice onions, and all other ingredients chop into medium size pieces.
• Place in a medium to large size pot and cover 1/4 the way with water. Add all seasonings and cook on medium for about 30 minutes makings sure to stir every 15 miutes. Make sure you cook until tender.

SOUTHERN CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• 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.

SOUTHERN "NEW YEAR'S" SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot cook bacon, remove and drain, reserving the fat.
• Add onion to bacon fat and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add cabbage and drained bacon and saute for 5-10 minutes.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Chop off the hard core of cabbage and discard rinse the cabbage well and slice thinly.
• Put the onion in the olive in a medium saucepan and cook gently until a good golden colour.
• Add the garlic cook 1 minute, then add the fennel seeds and cabbage.
• Cook until the cabbage has wilted turning often with tongs, then season with salt and pepper and pour over the vinegar.
• Cover with lid and cook very gently for 45 minutes turning often.
• If the cabbage dries up add 1 tablespoon of water.

SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a plate lined with paper towels; reserve bacon grease in the skillet. Crumble bacon into a bowl when cool and set aside.
• Add onion, celery, and red bell pepper to the bacon grease in the skillet. Cook over medium heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Add cayenne, parsley, mustard, and black pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to high, and cook, stirring often, until cabbage is wilted and tender, about 10 additional minutes.
• Add apple cider vinegar and reserved crumbled bacon to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

BLACK FOLKS SOUTHERN CABBAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut out the cabbage's core and use a food processor or a knife to shred the cabbage leaves. (I remove the outer layer of cabbage leaves first and discard them before chopping.)
• Add the shredded cabbage and all the ingredients (onion, chicken apple cider vinegar, butter, Old Bay or Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper) into the Instant Pot stainless steel inner pot.
• Sink the chopped cabbage as much as you can into the liquid broth.
• Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up - in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 4 minutes.
• When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 4 minutes.
• To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to 'venting' and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
• Serve Black folks Southern cabbage recipe warm and enjoy!