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Sauteed cabbage with peppers, or the one dish to get right

Sauteed cabbage is cooked in a smoky onion, tomato and pepper sauce, until it is silky, glistening and melting in your mouth. And we sautee cabbage without oil!
My partner describes this as "the best cabbage he's ever had." To me, it's one of the only dishes my mother could get right, an easy weeknight meal to throw together at the end of a long day. It's comforting, delicious, an Eastern European dish with real flavour pedigree.
You can serve it over brown rice, alongside potatoes, or just eat it on a crusty piece of wholegrain bread. If you're out of bell peppers, don't worry and omit them.
Course Side Dish, Vegetable side dish
Cuisine Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword cabbage, dairy-free, dinner, easy, gluten-free, grain-free, onions, peppers, tomatoes, vegan, weeknight meal
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 132kcal
Author Ksenia Prints

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1-2 onions
  • 1-2 bell peppers red, yellow or orange
  • 1 cabbage thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 can tomato paste or 4-5 tomatoes, in season.
  • 2 tsps dried oregano or basil if using fresh, use 2 Tbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon chili flakes or more, to taste
  • 1 Tb sugar optional
  • 1 Tb vinegar white wine, apple cider. or regular
  • Chopped parsley, cilantro, or chives, to taste (optional)

Instructions

  • Slice onions and peppers into thin strips.
  • Sauté onions on low-medium heat for 5-10 mins, until they become translucent. Add peppers, sauté another 10 mins, until pepper strips and onions start to caramelize, stirring occasionally.
  • Chop garlic coarsely. Add to pan, sauté for 1 minute.
  • Chop cabbage head into thin strips. Add to pan, stir to mix with other ingredients, cover with lid, and sauté on medium heat for 15 minutes. Every 5 minutes or so, check that the cabbage and peppers aren't sticking to the bottom, and give the pan a good stir.
  • If using fresh tomatoes, chop them finely and let them cook without adding the spices for 10 minutes on medium heat. Then add spices and cook for another 5 mins.
    If using tomato paste, add spices along with paste and let cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
  • Taste, and adjust flavours as necessary.

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 965mg | Potassium: 950mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 1894IU | Vitamin C: 133mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 3mg