Jamaican Steamed Cabbage

Name: Jamaican Steamed Cabbage
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: ½ cabbage; 2 carrots; 1 plum tomato; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 4 green onions; 4 sprigs thyme; ½ scotch bonnet; 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 2 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper

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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Ingredients

How many people?

− 6 people +

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Fresh & other

¾ cabbage
3 carrots
2 plum tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned whole plum tomatoes, or fresh Roma tomatoes.
2 onions
6 cloves garlic
6 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
6 sprigs thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
¾ scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
3 tbsp water
⅓ cup + 2 tsp unsalted butter

Sauces & oils

3 tbsp olive oil

Spices & seasonings (2): kosher salt, black pepper

1 tbsp kosher salt
1 ½ tsp black pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Add all the ingredients to a big pan over medium heat.
Cover with a lid.
Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Stir every so often.
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.
Take it off the heat.
Remove the stalks of thyme before serving.