Jamaican Steamed Cabbage Recipe
Jamaican Steamed cabbage is a simple and easy recipe that is vegan-friendly and gluten-free, and the children will love it.
Servings 4 people
Calories 222kcal
Ingredients
- 710 g white cabbage shredded
- 70 g onion chopped
- 90 g carrot chopped in medium size strips
- 60 g tomato diced
- 130 g bell pepper chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 4 sprigs thyme
- ¼ scotch bonnet pepper seed remove and finely chopped
- 2½ tsp salt or to your taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- After preparing all the ingredients, heat the oil in a saucepan on medium-low heat. Add the onion, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper and thyme and let it sauté for about two minutes.
- Add the tomato and sauté for another minute or two until the tomato starts to soften.
- Stir in the cabbage. Cover the pot and let the cabbage steam for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the bell pepper and carrot. Add the salt and black pepper. Cover the pot and steam for another 10 minutes or until the bell pepper and carrot are cooked.
Notes
- You leave out the scotch bonnet pepper or reduce the amount you use if you don't like spicy food.
- Has recommended by one of my readers, adding a bit of ginger gives the dish kick. I tried it and liked the taste, you may want to try that too.
- Note that I use pink himalayan salt and grape seed oil.
Nutrition
Serving: 250g | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1515mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 5131IU | Vitamin C: 114mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg