Cabbage Casserole Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep cabbage crisp when cooking? ›

Once people started roasting them at a high heat, perhaps with a little extra salt and fat (like bacon), it was a game-changer. You can also try slicing cabbage thin and sautéing it to maintain some of its crunchy texture.

If your cooked cabbage is tough, it's likely because the cabbage is not cooked through yet. Continue to cook the rolls until they're tender. It's also important to make sure you let the rolls rest after they're finished baking.

Cabbage. All varieties of cabbage are not only tasty to your dog, they are also very healthy. Cabbage helps your dog's digestive system and is good for their skin. It can cause flatulence (gas) in dogs, so remember to feed cabbage in small amounts, and introduce it into their diet slowly.

Crisp it up: Shredded cabbage stays perky if it's soaked in cold water. This also helps cut the pungent edge. Drain well before combining with other ingredients.

Adding baking soda to your boiling cabbage can help reduce the objectionable smell and maintain the green color long after when it typically turns grayish from cooking for too long.

Boil it. In general, cooking makes vegetables easier to digest, which can help reduce gas. To retain the nutrients in the cabbage that would be lost when you drain the water, try cabbage soup or Mexican cabbage roll soup.

I used savoy cabbage because it has a beautiful texture and color, but feel free to use any white / green cabbages. You can also use nappa cabbage leaves as well! Make sure to dry out the leaves thoroughly. If there's lots of water on the cabbages, the filling won't stick and the roll will come apart.

Freezing breaks down the structure of the leaves, making them pliable and unlikely to crack or break when you pull them from the head or roll them for stuffing.

You want to cook until tender, but err on the side of caution—overcooked cabbage will turn limp and give off a less-than-pleasant smell.

And that smell? That is due to the sulphur present in cabbage. The more you cook it, the stronger the smell of sulphur. It has been suggested that you put a slice of bread or lemon juice in the water you are using to cook the cabbage, in order to limit the odor.

Why does my cabbage taste sour? ›

When we put the knife to cabbage, the plant cell walls are ruptured and the volatile oils escape. At first, any bitterness may seem pleasantly tasty as the salad's dressing mellows cabbage flavors. After a while, however, the released mustard oils definitely become more noticeable and unpleasant.

You could certainly use a sharp knife and some patience to create thin ribbons of cabbage for soups, salads and stir-fries, but shredding cabbage in a food processor is fast, easy and gives you perfect shreds. For recipes that use cooked cabbage, this means an even cooking time.