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Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

ECBG — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 05:57:30 GMT

Most of us grew up in a vegetable rich time. Frozen veggies weren't the norm, fresh was. More people had vegetable gardens too.

As a child, I remember my grandmother's housekeeper making "fried" cabbage. She would half the cabbageThen cut across the narrow side about every third inch.

In a cast iron skillet with a little oil, salt and pepper, she let the cabbage cook down, turning occasionally. Likely, she added a few bacon and sausage drippings. I use a little pork seasoning from Goya in the foreign foods asile.

Today, a lot of people might add a few shakes of red pepper. I don't like hot.

How do you "fry" cabbage?

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

Sooner — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:02:29 GMT

@ECBG Cut it into shreds, put a tiny bit of oil in the pan with a tiny bit of butter, sautee the cabbage, add salt and usually soy sauce, flip and stir a little more and eat!

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

ECBG — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:04:16 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG Cut it into shreds, put a tiny bit of oil in the pan with a tiny bit of butter, sautee the cabbage, add salt and usually soy sauce, flip and stir a little more and eat!

@Sooner Do you cook your cabbage until it doesn't crunch? The thing about southerners cooking everything through is real,lol!

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froggy — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:11:33 GMT

I like to fry leftover cabbage in the skillet with leftover pork chops and some butter. I'll add some boiled potatoes if I have them.

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:19:26 GMT

@ECBG I love cabbage....fresh every day in the lunch salad, both purple and white. It is include in the IP when I steam veggies. And, I like it in the stirfry with other veggies. However, I "fry" mine in low sodium veggie broth! Cabbage is king!

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Shiloh09 — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:26:32 GMT

My grandparents made fried cabbage. They fried it in butter and added salt and pepper. They added it to cooked noodles. It is a Slovak/Czech dish called Haluski. Yummo!

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sunshine45 — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:31:13 GMT

i love fried cabbage......onions (caramelized), cabbage, sea salt, freshly ground pepper, bacon grease or butter, garlic powder (or sometimes roasted garlic), and some saffron. tastes so good and the color is beautiful.

we also have a recipe where fried cabbage and onion is mixed in with basmati rice, ground beef or tiny meatballs, dried basil, dried leeks.

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northiie57 — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:41:06 GMT

so good with bacon and I use the fat to carmelize and onions! love it

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Foxxee — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:45:47 GMT

From my Mother. Fry cut up cabbage, onions, and potatoes until tender in a little butter on low heat. Salt and Pepper.

Pieces of crisp bacon can be added.

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Carmie — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:52:11 GMT

I make fried cabbage often..we eat a lot of cabbage.

I fry in a little Olive oil with the lid on...so it steams...add salt and pepper and usually some cooked bow tie pasta mixed in. I can't eat pasta, but my DH loves it with cabbage.

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

Sooner — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:06:17 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG Cut it into shreds, put a tiny bit of oil in the pan with a tiny bit of butter, sautee the cabbage, add salt and usually soy sauce, flip and stir a little more and eat!
@Sooner Do you cook your cabbage until it doesn't crunch? The thing about southerners cooking everything through is real,lol!

@ECBG Depends: IF I shred it really fine I will then let it brown one the edges and leave it firmer.

IF I am putting in more soy sauce and have more oil, and the cabbage is cut thicker, I will let it cook more. Not to mush, but not crunchy or really firm either. Limp but not much.

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

ECBG — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:09:06 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG Cut it into shreds, put a tiny bit of oil in the pan with a tiny bit of butter, sautee the cabbage, add salt and usually soy sauce, flip and stir a little more and eat!
@Sooner Do you cook your cabbage until it doesn't crunch? The thing about southerners cooking everything through is real,lol!
@ECBG Depends: IF I shred it really fine I will then let it brown one the edges and leave it firmer.

IF I am putting in more soy sauce and have more oil, and the cabbage is cut thicker, I will let it cook more. Not to mush, but not crunchy or really firm either. Limp but not much.

@SoonerThanks! I'm not to mush either! That texture makes me have chills!!!

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

Sooner — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:15:29 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@ECBG Cut it into shreds, put a tiny bit of oil in the pan with a tiny bit of butter, sautee the cabbage, add salt and usually soy sauce, flip and stir a little more and eat!
@Sooner Do you cook your cabbage until it doesn't crunch? The thing about southerners cooking everything through is real,lol!
@ECBG Depends: IF I shred it really fine I will then let it brown one the edges and leave it firmer.

IF I am putting in more soy sauce and have more oil, and the cabbage is cut thicker, I will let it cook more. Not to mush, but not crunchy or really firm either. Limp but not much.
@SoonerThanks! I'm not to mush either! That texture makes me have chills!!!

@ECBG Hmmm. . . I'll have to try that in August! Chills would sound pretty good then!

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RedTop — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:53:30 GMT

Yes, big fan of fried cabbage. Hot skillet, bacon grease, salt and pepper, stir with tongs to coat, cook about 6 minutes in open skillet, then add a tablespoon of water, cover, turn heat off and let sit a few minutes to soften.

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ECBG — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 23:19:17 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
Yes, big fan of fried cabbage. Hot skillet, bacon grease, salt and pepper, stir with tongs to coat, cook about 6 minutes in open skillet, then add a tablespoon of water, cover, turn heat off and let sit a few minutes to soften.

@RedTop BACON GREASE?????!!!!!!! I'd have to give up sandwich bread a year!!!!! (I only get 1 piece a day!!!).

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RedTop — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 23:25:35 GMT

@ECBG,

2 Tbsp of bacon grease to one head of cabbage ain’t nothing to sweat about. Live a little!

Re: Do You Make "Fried" Cabbage?

ECBG — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 23:54:27 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@ECBG,
2 Tbsp of bacon grease to one head of cabbage ain’t nothing to sweat about. Live a little!

@RedTop I do mine like @Sooner . I also add a little goya pork seasoning. We never cook breakfast here, although he may do cinnamon buns or if the 2 grandsons are here.

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SharkE — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:40:44 GMT

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Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:47:02 GMT

My Mom used to boil potatoes and cabbage with a Boston ham butt for dinner. Since my Dad worked the night shift, she saved a portion for him to have for his lunch the next day. This was way before microwaves, so she'd sauté it in butter until it was heated through. I thought the reheated cabbage was delicious and my Dad would give me a little.

Nowadays, I make sautéed cabbage as a side dish to roast pork or pork chops. Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a frying pan. Sauté a large, thinly-sliced onion. Stir in shredded cabbage (either one medium or half a large head) and cook for about 3 minutes. Add a tablespoon of sugar, and half a teaspoon each of salt and caraway seeds. Sauté a couple more minutes until the cabbage is al dente. Serve immediately.

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MissMadi — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 02:14:40 GMT

@Shiloh09 wrote:
My grandparents made fried cabbage. They fried it in butter and added salt and pepper. They added it to cooked noodles. It is a Slovak/Czech dish called Haluski. Yummo!

I am 100% Slovak and my Grandma and Mom made what we call Repne Halusky. To this day, I make it often. We make potato dumplings with our fried cabbage and call the dish Repne Halusky. Making it with noodles just doesn't do it for me. I always make the dumplings which are very tasty and filling. A little extra work but worth it. Yummy!