06/06/2026
Sorry Mom, but when I was growing up and you fed us boiled cabbage, I can remember holding as much air in my mouth as possible while chewing it so there was less chance of my tongue touching the cabbage and tasting its grossness. I have never cooked cabbage like that and I never will.
Then along came Bill and he opened my eyes to a new and wonderful way to actually ENJOY cabbage! The first time he made it, I think he used heavy cream in the recipe, but he can't find it now. It was SO GOOD!! Even the next day, the leftovers were so delicious I ate them cold, right out of the leftover container. 🤣
He made them again and used a different cheese on top (he said it was supposed to be Gruyere, but it was too expensive), so he used parm the first time and an aged cheddar the next time. I think he left out the cream the 2nd time, but it was still delicious.
So I decided to give it a try. I searched up some recipes, looking for one with balsamic vinegar that gets reduced with sliced onions (like he did). I couldn't find one. 🙄 But I found THIS one with 1/2 cup of white w**e in it and figured it would be good enough, and then if there was an open bottle of w**e, then I guess we would just have to drink the rest! 🤷♀️
I must say, this is a very yummy way to make cabbage! Here is the recipe I was using as a guideline:
https://www.africanbites.com/braised-cabbage/
After I made it, I looked around at other recipes and a couple of them jumped out at me as ones that I will definitely try:
https://noblepig.com/marry-me-melting-cabbage/
https://imhungryforthat.com/garlic-parmesan-melting-cabbage/
So, if you're like me and have always hated cooked cabbage, but you have a few cabbage heads in the fridge (thank you to my friends at Refeed Canada for my Bounty Boxes that came with cabbage for a few weeks in a row), then I highly recommend you give one of these recipes a try!
Let me know if you try any of them, or if you have any other cabbage recipes I should try! I still have another 1 or 2 heads in the fridge.... 🤪🤣
