I bought the most beautiful red cabbage, but have no idea how to cook it

[LaydeeBug]

or not cook it. It was just some really beautiful produce.

Any suggestions?

[PoliticAverse]

1. Shred it, salad it...

If you are ambitious make cole slaw...

[NJCher]

7. yes, the color!

Is so fabulous. I like to shred it with the mandolin, then toss it in a green salad with yellow pepper. The color is not to be believed!



Cher

[cbayer]

2. A freind of mine made Cabbage Beef Soup for us the other night and it was fabulous

He used stew meat instead of ground beef, but otherwise followed the recipe.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound ground beef
1/2 large onion, chopped
5 cups chopped cabbage
2 (16 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
2 cups water
24 ounces tomato sauce
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Directions

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion, and cook until beef is well browned and crumbled. Drain fat, and transfer beef to a slow cooker. Add cabbage, kidney beans, water, tomato sauce, bouillon, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir to dissolve bouillon, and cover.
Cook on high setting for 4 hours, or on low setting for 6 to 8 hours. Stir occasionally. Enjoy!

[Warpy]

3. Don't admire it too long

Were I gifted with a head of red cabbage, I'd probably to Alton Brown's recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/home-of-the-braise-recipe/index.html Apple sweetens it and caraway gives it an interesting kick. You'd need something strong to stand up to it, like pot roast or Irish stew.

[The empressof all]

4. That's the direction I tend to go in with red cabbage

Be careful not to add too much caraway though....A very little goes a long way. Its a good dish with pork chops.

[pscot]

5. It's like a chutney

It goes well with beef, lamb or turkey. I like it with salisbury steak and potato dumplings.

[applegrove]

6. Chop it up and make coleslaw with a little mayo, sugar and curry spice. Yummy.

[Whisp]

8. I love cabbage.

I don't often get the purple, but now that it's in my mind it is on my next grocery list.

I love regular boiled cabbage, boiled so it's real soft, strained, then buttered and peppered and salted & with a dash of vinegar.

It is yummmmmmy.

[TygrBright]

9. I slice it into shreds...

...then put them in a big skillet with some hot EVOO, and stir-fry until they start softening and some of the edges are just starting to turn crispy. Then I pour in a generous drollop of red wine vinegar, cover the skillet, and let it cook down until they're limp. Then take the cover off and cook a little longer until most of the moisture is cooked off and the vinegar becomes glaze-y.

Damn, that's good.

hungrily,
Bright

[Tanuki]

10. I make a quick and easy warm red cabbage slaw

I chop the cabbage coarsely and then saute it with a little olive oil, cider vinegar and brown sugar to taste.

[hobbit709]

11. I chop it up and make stir-fried spicy cabbage

Goes good with most anything.

[kestrel91316]

12. Braise it with apples and onions and spices a la Martha:

http://www.marthastewart.com/317431/braised-red-cabbage-with-apple-and-onion

[SoapBox]

13. "You'll like red cabbage, Ralphie"

(...or close to that...)

A Christmas Story.

Sorry...first thing that came to my mind!