Too many cabbages!!

[Susiwaa]

Hi!

Does anyone have any yummy recipes for using up cabbage? Or for that matter recipes for preserving it in some way.

we seem to be accumulating them rather than using them!

Mostly red ones.

thanks in advance



Susi

[spitfire]

If you like spicy food you could try making "KIMCHEE" Korean spicey cabbage, you ferment it in jars that are buried in the ground.
It is buried in the summer and dug up and eaten in the winter. you can probably find the "how to's" on the web.
There is also a russian red cabbage dish called borshcht, not sure of the spelling, but i think it is made from red cabbage and beets.

[red]

the hard cabbages keep for ages and ages in the fridge, if well wrapped.

i braise my red cabbages, with onion, apple, bornw sugar spices, garlic and malt vinegar - I've given up following a recipe for it but there are lots out there.

once cooked, it freezes really well and great for an instant vegetable. we really like it with out thingymas dinner.

white cabbage mostly gets consumed as garlic cabbagein our house - its almost raw - cooked brielfly in garlic and butter....

[pumpy]

This year we had a really good harvest (early season). We just pulled 'em, cut 'em up then froze 'em ( no blanching). When ready just cook as normal......loads of flavour. Incidentally, when harvesting, cut the cabbage off at the top of the stem (which you leave in the ground), cut a cross in the top of the stem, & you should end-up with 4 mini cabbages.

[Lady Willow]

I've just pickled a load in various vinegar and red wine and flavoured with cinnamon, chilli, star anise and peppercorns. It smells wonderful. I love a dollop of pickled red cabbage atop a veggie stew.

[Susiwaa]

Loads of yummy ideas, must investigate them all!!

Thanks everyone



Susi

[frozenthunderbolt]

I've just pickled a load in various vinegar and red wine and flavoured with cinnamon, chilli, star anise and peppercorns. It smells wonderful. I love a dollop of pickled red cabbage atop a veggie stew.

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I second this idea - i have made cabbage pickle for the first time this year - it looks fantastic, haven't tasted it yet but it is supposed to be fantastic :-)