Southern Smothered Cabbage Food

VEGAN SOUTHERN FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, thyme and cook until onion is soft about 2 minutes. Stir in cabbage, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt
• Add vegetable broth, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until cabbage is soft. Add coconut bacon and serve.

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!

SOUTHERN FRIED SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat a large, lidded cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and fry until browned but not crispy, about 5 minutes. Quickly add cabbage pieces and water, in that order. Cover the pot with the lid and allow cabbage to steam, about 1 minute. Season with cayenne pepper and salt and boil for 15 minutes.
• Remove lid and reduce heat to a high simmer. Cook until all liquid has evaporated and cabbage is browning in the bottom of the pot and wilted but not soggy, about 10 minutes more. Scrape the bottom of the pot regularly and turn cabbage to prevent sticking.

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.

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.

SOUTHERN FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Saute the bacon in a heavy skillet until crispy.
• Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside.
• Spoon off all but about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
• Add the onions to the skillet and saute until they just begin to become translucent.
• Add the cabbage and garlic; saute, stirring often, for about 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and seasoned salt. Simmer for about 10 minutes, or until it is as tender as you like and the liquid has mostly evaporated.
• Stir in the bacon and serve.

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.

SMOTHERED CABBAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 4 minutes, or until soft.
• Add cabbage, potatoes, broth, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove lid and increase heat to medium-high. Cook until most of liquid has evaporated (about 12 to 14 minutes), stirring occasionally.

SOUTHERN FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Add chopped bacon to a large pot.
• Cook over medium heat until extra crispy.
• Remove bacon from pot, leaving the grease.
• Add cabbage to pot and cook over medium high heat for 10 minutes, Stirring every minute or so.
• Add onion and continue cooking 5 more minutes, still stirring every minute.
• Add Worcestershire, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, & brown sugar.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking for 20 - 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is cooked through.
• Add cooked bacon to cabbage and taste to adjust seasoning and serve.

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!

BLACK FOLKS SOUL FOOD SOUTHERN SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the chicken seasoning and the garlic & herb seasoning in a small bowl.
• Then rub the seasoning mixture onto the chicken pieces, and set the chicken aside.
• Place 1 cup of the divided flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and red pepper in a medium-size mixing bowl or 1-gallon resealable food storage bag.
• Shake (or mix) the sealed bag to combine the ingredients for a homemade floured poultry seasoning, and set the flour mixture aside.
• Pour the second cup of flour into a second resealable bag (or medium-sized mixing bowl) and set it aside.
• In another medium-sized bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg, and set that mixture aside too.
• The chicken will go through a 3-step process from here.
• First, place the chicken in the bag (or bowl) of seasoned flour and shake or toss to coat the chicken evenly.
• Second, shake off the excess flour and dip the chicken into the buttermilk mixture.
• Third, transfer the chicken to the last bag (or bowl) of flour and shake or toss until it's very well coated.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the bag (or bowl) and lightly brush or spray the chicken with peanut oil or vegetable oil.
• If using an air fryer with a basket, spray the basket with peanut oil or vegetable oil.
• Place the chicken into the air fryer, making sure it's skin-side up. It's okay if the chicken pieces touch; don't overcrowd them.
• Air fry at 360 degrees for a total of 20 minutes.
• Halfway through, after about 10 minutes have passed, flip the chicken over in the air fryer and return to cooking.
• Air fry at 360 degrees for the remaining 10 minutes or until the chicken is golden-brown and crisp all over.
• Keep the chicken in the air fryer on the 'warm' setting until the smothered chicken gravy is ready.
• Add all the ingredients: chicken broth, chicken gravy, whipping cream, flour, chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper in a large pot on low (I used my Instant Pot, with the lid off on the 'slow cook' setting).
• Whisk the ingredients to combine until the gravy mixture is lump-free and the bouillon dissolves.
• Allow the mixture to heat for 3-5 minutes before it's ready to serve with the chicken.
• Serve this Black folks' soul food smothered chicken recipe with the chicken and gravy in separate serving bowls for each dinner guest to combine on their plate. Or combine the chicken and gravy in one serving bowl.
• Optionally, garnish with fresh parsley or green onion and enjoy!

VEGAN SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. If you are adding vegan sausage, then you want to add them to the oil and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes on either side. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
• Add onion and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the cabbage and saute, stirring for 1 minute, until cabbage has wilted. Add onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and stir to coat the cabbage.
• Add ½ cup water or vegetable and cook until cabbage is tender, about 5-10 minutes, depending on the size of your chopped cabbage. Stir in cooked vegan sausage, and add Creole and salt to the taste.
• Serve immediately.