Southern Stewed Cabbage (Buttered Cabbage)
Delicious southern-style stewed cabbage recipe stewed with butter and black pepper for the most simple side dish. If you don't cook with cabbage often, this one is such a winner!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ head green cabbage chopped (about 4 cups, give or take)
- ½ onion sliced
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock plus more if needed
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place 1 tablespoon of the butter in a skillet over medium heat with the onion and cabbage. When the butter melts, pour the stock into the skillet - the liquid should come up about halfway over the cabbage, maybe a bit more.
- Increase the heat to medium-high to bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to medium low to simmer the cabbage for 20-25 minutes, stirring every once in awhile, until the cabbage is very soft.
- When the liquid is mostly reduced and the cabbage has cooked down, swirl in the remaining butter, taste, and add lots of salt and pepper to your preference. Enjoy!
Notes
Salt: Because salt content varies widely in butter and stock, I recommend that you add salt as needed in this recipe to your preference. I usually add at least ½ teaspoon of kosher salt, or ¼ teaspoon table salt to start.
As written, this recipe is gluten free.
If you'd like to make this vegetarian, use veggie stock instead of chicken stock.
Make the recipe vegan with vegetable stock and vegan butter, or omit the butter.
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!