Vegetables

 

Steamed Cabbage

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Ingredients
  

  • ½ medium cabbage
  • 1 carrot (about 6 inched long)
  • ¾ cup broccoli florets
  • ¼ sweet pepper, sliced (Bell, pimento, mini)
  • ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 thyme sprigs (¼ tsp dried)
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • ½ tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 of a vegetable bullion cube (optional)
  • 1 whole habanero or scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
  • 3 large mushrooms, sliced (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Remove outer leaves of cabbage, cut into thin slices (shred)
  • Shred carrot, slice mushrooms, and set aside.
  • Heat skillet over medium heat
  • Add oil.
  • Add onions, garlic, sweet pepper, thyme, salt and gently stir (2 minutes)
  • Add cabbage, scallions, mushrooms, and stir well. Add vegetable bullion and habanero or scotch bonnet pepper and, cover and simmer for 7 minutes. Be careful not to puncture the pepper. Stir in about 2 minutes to dissolve the vegetable bullion.
  • Add broccoli and carrots and let simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Once cooked remove the whole pepper and thyme stems from the dish.