Jamaican Steamed Cabbage
A recipe for Jamaican Steamed Cabbage. Shredded cabbage is steamed with onion, garlic, bell pepper, thyme, carrot, and Scotch bonnet.
Servings 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion finely sliced
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1/2 red or orange bell pepper finely sliced
- Leaves from 2 thyme sprigs
- 1 medium carrot cut into matchsticks
- 1 Scotch bonnet
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 small cabbage core removed, shredded
- 1/2 cup (scant, 100 milliliters) vegetable stock
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Cook the onion for a couple of minutes, then add the garlic, pepper, thyme, carrot, Scotch bonnet, and salt.
- Cook for another couple of minutes- being careful to not color the onion- and then add the cabbage.
- Mix well, pour in the stock and cover.
- Cook for 5 minutes until the cabbage is tender, then serve, picking out the whole Scotch bonnet, if using, or warning your guests not to eat it!