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Jamaican Steamed Cabbage

A recipe for Jamaican Steamed Cabbage from the cookbook, Motherland. Shredded cabbage is steamed with onion, garlic, bell pepper, thyme, carrot, and Scotch bonnet.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Jamaican

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 onion finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1/2 red or orange bell pepper finely sliced
  • Leaves from 2 thyme sprigs
  • 1 medium carrot cut into matchsticks
  • 1 Scotch bonnet
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 small cabbage core removed, shredded
  • 1/2 cup (scant, 100 milliliters) vegetable stock

Instructions

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  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
  2. Cook the onion for a couple of minutes, then add the garlic, pepper, thyme, carrot, Scotch bonnet, and salt.
  3. Cook for another couple of minutes- being careful to not color the onion- and then add the cabbage.
  4. Mix well, pour in the stock and cover.
  5. Cook for 5 minutes until the cabbage is tender, then serve, picking out the whole Scotch bonnet, if using, or warning your guests not to eat it!