Mom's Sautéed Cabbage
Mom’s sautéed cabbage is super simple to make and full of tender, soft cabbage with crispy bits around the edges that’s buttery and so delicious!
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium head cabbage, core removed and thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced cabbage and stir well to mix with the butter. Cook for 5-6 minutes then stir and cook for another 5-6 minutes, allowing some of the bottom edges to brown.
- Season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat to medium low and continue cooking for 15-20 minutes, until very tender. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve or, if you want additional crispy edges, turn the heat to medium hight and carefully brown the cabbage to desired level.
Notes
Butter: I always use unsalted butter in my cooking and baking so I can control the level of sodium. However, salted butter is just fine for this recipe, you’ll just want to go easy with adding salt.
Cabbage: We’re using just a regular green head of cabbage for this recipe. It needs to be thinly sliced - like you would do for coleslaw. Some patience and a sharp knife will do the trick.
Salt and pepper: You can lightly season this in layers as you go, or you can season it once when the cabbage has started to wilt and then taste and adjust when the cabbage is ready to serve.
Bacon: If you’re a bacon lover and a bacon + cabbage lover, feel free to sub that in for the butter. You’d want to cook 4-5 slices of bacon in your pan, until cooked through and crispy. Remove the bacon slices, leaving the grease in the pan. Use the bacon grease in place of the butter to saute and cook the cabbage. Then serve it with the reserved, cooked bacon crumbled on top.
Leftovers: Leftover cabbage, once cooled, can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. Reheat in a skillet over medium heat until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 572IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1mg
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