Things to do with cabbage?

[saxikath]

Boston Organics brought me a behemoth of a cabbage last week. (To give you an idea: I made cole slaw today. The recipe called for three cups of chopped cabbage. I doubled that with less than half the cabbage!)

Anyone have suggestions for good things to do with cabbage?

Comments

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

So often one's asked to come with a partner to ballroom dance classes. Why not have the half cabbage come along? Granted, it's not the best partner, but everyone trades often, and if you bring a really good partner you don't get much benefit anyway.

[lunacow]

I'm surprised anyone else bothered answering after this perfect suggestion!

[zenala.livejournal.com]

Have an out-of-season St. Patrick's Day party and have everyone over for corned beef and cabbage, hold the beef?

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

That's why I ended my CSA... four weeks in a row of HUGE Nappa cabbages, seriously like 8 lbs apiece. For $20/week, I can eat better than cabbage!

We did lots of stir fry with it (I don't know if you have head cabbage or leaf... not sure if it would work with head cabbage). There are also okonomiyaki (japanese "pizza": http://japanesefood.about.com/od/holidaytraditionalfood/r/okonomiyaki.htm ) and eggrolls (http://southernfood.about.com/od/deepfryerrecipes/r/blbb324.htm) both of which can use up lots of cabbage.

Good luck!

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

If it's nappa, kim chee is an excellent answer. I suspect Savoy would work as well.

[saphir23.livejournal.com]

Tunisian Vegetable Stew from Moosewood Restaurant Cooks At Home is our favorite cabbage recipe. (Shredded cabbage, diced tomato, chick peas, currants, spices, served over couscous, with crumbled feta on top.)

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

Shred it. Slice a package of sausages -- pork, turkey, whatever. Brown the sausages in their own fat in a big wok or Dutch oven or deep pan. Dump the cabbages in, salt it and cover it, and let it cook slowly until soft. You might add extra seasonings that you like such as sage or rosemary or extra fennel seeds. Meanwhile, boil salted water and cook a pound or two of egg noodles or rhomboid noodles. Drain them, and put the sausage and cabbage on top. Add lots of black pepper. Call me and let me know what night I should show up for supper.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

I love Vietnamese chicken salad, but I've never made it myself so I don't have a recipe. Here are a few:
http://www.recipezaar.com/121519
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/vietnamese-chicken-salad
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1010600

Add sliced red bell perppers, and basil as a garnish. And of course, you can always increase the cabbage. :)

[cazique.livejournal.com]

put your gat in your trenchcoat, pick up your moll and go out and use it to buy an expensive steak dinner.

oh, you meant the vegetable.

[magickcat.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahahahaha!!!! Thanks, I needed that!!

[kayre]

Several good suggestions above, especially the sausage one... but it also is surprisingly good simply stirfried, with whatever else you like-- butter, olive oil, garlic, etc.

[nplloquacious.livejournal.com]

Sauerkraut is really fun to make.

[kelkyag]

Stuffed cabbage rolls, but those take whole leaves. Sauteed with bacon. Sauteed with onions, cumin, and potatoes. Roasted and sprinkled with dill.

I'm fond of it raw, but not in vast quantities.

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

Braised cabbage!

Heat a giant lidded skillet with a bit of oil. Put Way Too Much roughly chopped cabbage in it. Vainly attempt to move the cabbage around, resulting in a mess (just put the escaped bits back in the pan). When you get tired of this, turn the heat down and add a cup or two (depending on how much cabbage you have) of chicken stock (canned is fine). Cover. Braise, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat until cabbage is tender and stock is absorbed (~20 minutes). Season with fresh-ground black pepper.

[magickcat.livejournal.com]

That sounds really good. I want to go buy some cabbage and chicken stock now.
Also, I heart Willy Wonka.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I make vinagrette coleslaw just by adding a little oil and vinegar, maybe some spices, to a tub of shredded raw cabbage and letting it marinate. :-) Cooking it a bit makes it easier to eat larger quantities afterwards, though.

And a cabbage really does inflate enormously when shredded, even if it's *not* an especial behemoth.

[meranthi.livejournal.com]

I have a recipe for wontons with cabbage in it, along with carrots and a bunch of other things. But the braised cabbage sounds really good to me. :)