Easy Garlic Cabbage and Carrots is a lovely side dish, perfect with a roast dinner. Sauteed cabbage and carrots in fresh garlic is a very quick and easy recipe
Easy Garlic Cabbage and Carrots is such a quick and easy side dish to prepare. Using simple fresh ingredients, you can make this in under 10 minutes and I can assure you, although simple, it will impress! So this method will let you cook cabbage fast!
Even cabbage haters and kiddies who don't like vegetables enjoy this dish.
I often make this recipe on a Sunday to go with a roast chicken dinner, and I always make extra so I can have more the next day.
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This garlic cabbage and carrots really will go with anything. For example, last night I had some left over from the previous day so I simply warmed it through in the microwave and served it with some sausages, oven fries and mac and cheese.
Cabbage is of course at it's best when in season, during the Fall and Winter months, so what a perfect way to use a relatively inexpensive vegetable and it is so delicious if you cook it right! and the best part is you will have no more horrible smells from the kitchen when you're cooking cabbage! This method of cooking will not give you smelly cabbage. I promise you that!
At the end of the recipe I'll pop some nice suggestions for you if you're looking for some other dishes to make which would go perfectly with this dish. So let's see how we make this Easy Garlic Cabbage and Carrots side dish
Please enjoy!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
7 minutes
Serves
4 persons
Ingredients
½ a medium white cabbage, finely shredded
4 medium carrots, cut into matchstick-size
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of boiling water
1 tablespoon butter
salt & pepper
Instructions
1. Shred the cabbage and cut the carrots into matchstick size.
2. Heat a pan under medium heat with a tablespoon of butter and add the cabbage, carrots and garlic.
TIP: I use a wok to cook this so I have more room in the pan to toss around.
3. Stir and toss, then add the hot water, turn the heat to low and place lid on the pan. Allow to cook gently until tender to your liking. I usually cook for around 6 - 7 minutes so the veg still has a slight bite to it.
4. Season with salt & pepper and serve hot.
TOP TIP!
Don’t let your cabbage or garlic go brown or burn as this will give a bitter taste, if the pan is too hot, turn the heat down and add a splash of hot water!
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Easy Garlic Cabbage and Carrots
Easy Garlic Cabbage and Carrots is a lovely side dish, perfect with a roast dinner. Sauteed cabbage and carrots in fresh garlic is a very quick and easy recipe
Ingredients
- ½ a medium white cabbage, finely shredded
- 4 medium carrots, cut into matchstick size
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons of boiling water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Shred the cabbage and cut the carrots into matchstick size.
- Heat a pan under medium heat with a tablespoon of butter and add the cabbage, carrots and garlic. *TIP: I use a wok to cook this so I have more room in the pan to toss around.
- Stir and toss, then add the hot water, turn the heat to low and place lid on the pan. Allow to cook gently until tender to your liking. I usually cook for around 6 - 7 minutes so the veg still has a slight bite to it.
- Season with salt & pepper and serve hot.
- TOP TIP! Don’t let your cabbage or garlic go brown or burn as this will give a bitter taste, if the pan is too hot, turn the heat down and add a splash of hot water!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 53Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 131mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Angela Skrade
says:Great recipe! Super quick and easy side dish. Everyone loved it! Only change I made was that I added one yellow onion. I will definitely be making this again!
Barbara W
says:I tried the cabbage, garlic, and carrots dish and it turned out excellent. i have never cooked my cabbage and carrots with the instructions above. it did have a crunchy texture which my hubby and i loved it
Rakesh Kumar Poonia
says:Best service I satisfy and glad fantastic and crazy simple!!! It’s so helpful for under confident cooks like me and much appreciated. Mam is good management and care all the customer treat like our family. Thanks mam God bless you
Carol
says:Fantastic and crazy simple!!!! I added a sprinkling of Club House Vegetable Seasoning. Delicious and family wanted 2nd helpings. Glad I used whole head of cabbage and bag of matchstick carrots!!! ?
Claire Burcher
says:This sounds so good that I am going to cook it tonight! Thank you for all the lovely recipes on your site and for the clear, helpful instructions. Its so helpful for under confident cooks like me and much appreciated :)
Lovefoodies
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Diana
says:I add bell peppers to that combination. Also onions.