How to prepare cabbage


How to prepare cabbage
Cabbage can be used cooked or raw, whole leaves or in julienne. Here is how to prepare a cabbage julienne.
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For 1 cabbage, you will need:
  • 1 green cabbage 1 green cabbage
  • 2 white (spirit) vinegar 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar
  • Total weight: 1,015 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 5 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 1
Place cabbage in front of you, then cut off and discard stalk end.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 2
Remove any discoloured or wilted leaves and discard.

Stand cabbage on its base, then cut in two vertically.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 3
Cut each half in two again.

You will notice that there is a white hard stalk inside, not good to eat.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 4
Cut out and discard these hard stalk sections.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 5
Then separate each ¼ into individual leaves.

Stage 6
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 6
If there are any hard central veins, cut out and discard.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 7
Do this until reaching cabbage heart that you can leave as it is, keeping only the very best of the cabbage.

Wash and drain leaves in cold water with 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar added.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 8
Make a pile of leaves and chop to make julienne while holding together firmly.

Stage 9
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 9
Do this for all the other leaves.

Your cabbage is ready to use as raw.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 3 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 10
For cooked cabbage, make boil a big pan of salted water (1 tbsp rough salt by litre of water), and put cabbage in.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 11
When water boil again, put cabbage in cold water to stop cooking.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
How to prepare cabbage : Stage 12
Leave cabbage to cool, then drain carefully and leave on a linen tea-towel or absorbent paper.

Note: The best way to drain cooked cabbage is in a salad spinner.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %40 RDI=4 %0280 RDI=10 %1,170 RDI: 10 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %3 RDI=0 %030 RDI=1 %120 RDI: 1 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites
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  • For 1 cabbage : 1.75 €

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