Jamaican Steamed Cabbage
A Jamaican snack. Ready in about 50 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 25 minCook (about)
- 50 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- ⅔ cabbage
- 3 carrots
- 1 plum tomato Shopping tip: Canned whole plum tomatoes, or fresh Roma tomatoes.
- 1 onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 5 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
- 5 sprigs thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- ⅔ scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
- 2 ½ tbsp water
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp unsalted butter
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): kosher salt, black pepper
- 2 ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 ¼ tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Add all the ingredients to a big pan over medium heat.
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Cover with a lid.
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Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
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Stir every so often.
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After 10 minutes, turn the heat down to low and continue to heat for an more 5 min, until the cabbage is soft and tender.
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Take it off the heat.
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Remove the stalks of thyme before serving.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.