Sides & Vegetables · American

Cabbage Boil

Name: Cabbage Boil
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 unit green cabbage (whole); 6 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 ½ tsp garlic powder; 1 ½ tsp onion powder; 1 ½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp chili powder; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 unit lemon

10 ingredients · 130 minutes · 6 servings

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VegetarianPescatarianNo porkNo alcohol

Contains: dairy · May contain: gluten

Ingredients

Servings:

1 unit	green cabbage (whole)
6 tbsp	butter
1 tbsp	olive oil
1 ½ tsp	garlic powder
1 ½ tsp	onion powder
1 ½ tsp	paprika
½ tsp	chili powder
1 tsp	salt
½ tsp	black pepper
1 unit	lemon
2 tbsp	water (inside the foil packet for extra steam)optional

Method

prep8 min
leave the head otherwise whole
remove loose outer leaves and cut a deep cone from the cabbage core to make a butter well without cutting the head apart. Make several short cuts radiating from the well only a quarter of the way into the head so seasoning can penetrate while the cabbage still holds together.
season5 min
on a double sheet of heavy foil
rub cabbage all over with olive oil. Mix garlic powder + onion powder + paprika + chili powder + salt + black pepper; work about half into the core and cuts and coat the outside with the rest. Pack butter into the center and squeeze half the lemon over the head.
braise110 min
385°F / 196°C, foil sealed tightly; core facing up
the cabbage in its foil packet, adding optional water before sealing if desired, until a thin knife enters the dense center with little resistance and the outer leaves are silky rather than merely wilted. Begin checking around 90 minutes; large tight heads can need the full two hours.
rest7 min
foil opened carefully away from the face
the cabbage in its buttery juices, then squeeze over remaining lemon and spoon the seasoned liquid between the loosened leaves. The trapped steam is extremely hot; open the packet cautiously.