I love cabbage, but recently I had groceries delivered.Ā  I failed to specify the shopper should buy a small one.Ā  Instead, I got one the size of a soccer ball.

That's a lot of cabbage

Cabbage keeps really well.Ā  It can last several weeks in the refrigerator and be fine as long as you havenā€™t cut it. Once you cut it, it needs to be used in few days. Ā Luckily, cabbage is an extremely versatile vegetable.

Here are some of the various ways I prepared this cabbage.

Braised

I love braised cabbage.Ā  Just sautĆ© in bacon fat with onions and garlic, then add caraway seeds, white wine and apple cider vinegar (red wine & red wine vinegar for red cabbage). Cover with a lid and cook until tender.Ā  Serve with brats or sausage or a pork chop.

Soup

Cabbage is great in soup.Ā  In the winter I often make a vegetable soup and eat it instead of a salad.Ā  The original recipe I use is from Weight Watchers, but I lost it long ago, and just wing it.Ā  It has onion, garlic, celery, carrots, green beans, zucchini and cabbage.Ā  Itā€™s delicious and freezes well.

Salad

One of my favorite salads is Peanut Lime Cabbage salad from Simple Fresh Southern.Ā  The cabbage is salt wilted (chop cabbage and toss with some salt, let it sit in a colander for about 2 hours) and tossed with spinach, sections of lime, and chopped peanuts in a dressing made of lime juice, cumin, mustard and oil. I love the freshness the limes bring and the extra crunch from peanuts.

I also make a salad with shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, green onions, and bell peppers (and whatever else I have in the fridge) and cold ramen noodles in a peanut butter siracha dressing.Ā  Sometimes I add leftover chicken or pork. Excellent cold.

Yakisoba

Stir fried cabbage and other vegetables with stir fried udon noodles and yakisoba sauce.Ā  Yakisoba sauce is made of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, tomato sauce, a little rice vinegar, and oyster sauce. If I donā€™t have udon noodles, I use ramen noodles or whatever I have on hand.Ā  It isnā€™t true yakisoba, but it is delicious.Ā  I usually add leftover cooked pork or chicken.

Stir Fried Cabbage:

This is an easy recipe.Ā  Chop carrots, celery, and cabbage then fry in a skillet and add soy sauce and hot sauce along with some kind of ground meat.Ā  I often use ground pork.

Sauerkraut

I made two quarts of sauerkraut (with onions and carrots) from that cabbage.Ā  Sauerkraut is also a versatile ingredient.

So, what are your favorite cabbage recipes?