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Boiled Cabbage

A simple boiled cabbage dish seasoned with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Boiled Cabbage

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove the outer leaves from the cabbage.

  2. Cut the cabbage into halves or quarters.

Boil and season

  1. Boil the cabbage in a large pot of water until tender, about 30 to 60 minutes.

  2. Drain the cabbage and press out excess water.

  3. Chop the cabbage finely and season with salt to taste.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Cabbage
Its leaves soften as it boils, becoming tender and mild in flavor.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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