What to do with a head of cabbage?

Cook up some bacon; cook chopped onion and garlic in bacon fat; shred cabbage, add that to the pan; add apple cider vinegar, a little brown sugar and some soy sauce... cook until cabbage is tender and most of the liquid has cooked off. DELICIOUSNESS.

Thx for ideas

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coleslaw with apples (yum)
soup
cabbage rolls
slice it and toss with olive oil, salt and pepper a little garlic and roast it

I like it raw and eat it like any raw veg

I make faux mashed potatos with it. I steam the entire head of cabbage for 10 minutes with 3 cloves of garlic. I then take the cabbage and garlic and place in my food processor. I blend with 1-2 tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper. I eat it all the time. I keep in the fridge and reheat.

Braised cabbage is nice. Slice up an onion and chop up some bacon, saute those in a little olive oil (in a coverable saucepan big enough to hold the cabbage) til the onion is clear and the bacon cooked. Slice the cabbage - maybe around a quarter of a cabbage would probably feed 4-ish depending on the size) finely and add it to the saucepan. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add around a cup of white wine and around a cup of good chicken stock. You could also add a couple of bay leaves and a few peppercorns at this stage, and a teaspoon of brown sugar can be nice as well. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for at least an hour. Season to taste at the end (sometimes I find it needs a bit of lemon juice to bring out some tartness).

Goes nice with sausages.

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Wow! That sounds amazing!

I have only attempted cole slaw with cabbage in the past. I remember one of my employees bringing some home made authentic sauerkraut that his Mom made. It was amazing!

i chop it up and throw it in a slow cooker with canned tomatoes, veg broth and other veggies to make a soup

I make faux mashed potatos with it. I steam the entire head of cabbage for 10 minutes with 3 cloves of garlic. I then take the cabbage and garlic and place in my food processor. I blend with 1-2 tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper. I eat it all the time. I keep in the fridge and reheat.

Is it tasty or is it just lower cal than potato?

ETA - Do you use normal white cabbage or darker ones like Savoy?

Old thread but whatevs...

Cabbage is a staple veg in my home...I usually saute it in some olive oil with some red onion. I cook up some chopped bacon separately and throw that in there as well. A little caraway seed is nice too.

I also make my own sauerkraut...sometimes I throw a few tablespoons of that goodness into my saute above just to get it a nice tang.

I made this, last night, and fell in love with it. For my meat loving husband, I added Hillshire Farms Beef and Jalapeno Sausage. I love cabbage and this gave me a new go-to recipe.

http://naturallyella.com/2010/06/29/quinoa-and-cabbage-salad/

Author: Erin Alderson
Recipe type: Main Dishes
Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

QUINOA CABBAGE SALAD

1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup water
2 cup cabbage
1/2 cup chopped carrots (I used a cup)
1 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup chopped zucchini (I used a cup)
3 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoon sesame oil

Place quinoa and water in a medium pot, bring to a boil, reduce, and cover. Let cook for 15 minutes until water has been absorbed. While quinoa is cooking, in a pan, heat oil. Place carrots, green onions, and zucchini in pan and saute until vegetables are slightly tender. Add in cabbage and continue to saute until cabbage has cooked through and wilted slightly. Once vegetables are ready, stir in soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Continue to cook until liquid is almost gone, about 1-2 more minutes. Stir vegetables into quinoa and serve right away. Top with meat, if needed.

Yum! Great ideas everyone.
When I am pressed for time and need a fast dinner I slice up a turkey kielbasa and lighty brown in tiny bit of olive oil with onions, garlic, and McCormick's Grillmates Spicy Montreal Steak spice mix. Then add shredded cabbage and a couple dashes soy sauce. Will add sliced green peppers or wilt spinach/kale into it if available.

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go to the local butcher, and buy a nice juicy steak. i like rib eye. A lot of people like to season it with a lot of different stuff, but i just like salt, pepper, an a drop of olive oil.

fire up the grill and grill that steak up. just 3-4 minutes on each side depending on how thick it is and how you like it cooked.

stare at the head of cabbage for about thirty seconds before throwing it in the garbage. that is enough cabbage in your day.

eat your steak.

Just love it !

Didn't read all 9 pages, but if nobody has mentioned it yet, I make these:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gyoza/

Haven't used that exact recipe, but I have made a tonne of them before and frozen them. Just bust them out of the freezer and sautee or cook in a pan with a bit of water and a lid.

I cook some bacon, and drain off most of the fat. I cut up the cabbabe pretty thin, and saute it with a little chicken stock utntil it is brown and tender. I serve it with the bacon bits on top, and there's never any leftovers!