Jamaican Cabbage

Jamaican Cabbage

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
40 min
6 servings
121 kcal / serving

This Jamaican-style cabbage with carrot and onion features a sweet, spicy kick of hot chile pepper and vinegar for a tasty side dish to jerk chicken.

Ingredients

  • 1 headcabbage
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil, or as needed
  • 1 smallonion, thinly sliced
  • ½chopped green bell pepper
  • 1green onion, sliced
  • 1whole scotch bonnet chile pepper
  • 2 sprigsfresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 1 cupshredded carrots
  • ¼ cupwhite vinegar
  • 2 tablespoonswhite sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel tough outer leaves from cabbage. Core the head and shred cabbage; set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, bell pepper, and green onion. Cook and stir vegetables until softened, about 5 minutes. Mix in Scotch bonnet pepper, thyme, and salt.

  3. 3

    Stir cabbage and carrots into onion mixture until thoroughly combined. Cover the skillet and reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage starts to soften, about 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Stir in vinegar and sugar. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 3 more minutes. Discard Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme before serving.