Can you cook red cabbage the same as green cabbage?

Yup! Knock it out. Just remember that red / purple cabbage bleeds so anything you cook it with will not retain it's original color. For example, if you cook it with carrots, the carrots will also turn red / purple.

What do you eat with cooked red cabbage?

Meats like beef, chicken, or sausage or make it vegetarian with a potato salad , cucumber salad , and a hearty butternut squash soup . Meat dishes that would go great are Sriracha Beef , Roast Chicken Thighs , Herbed Pork , or classic Meatloaf .

Simple Sautéed Red Cabbage Recipe and Video

Simple Sautéed Red Cabbage

Red purple sliced cooked cabbage in a stainless steel pan on a wood table. Close up.

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This simple sautéed red cabbage recipe is rich, addicting, healthy, and savory. This cooked red cabbage recipe reminds my German husband of a side dish from his youth.

Author: Beckie Hemmerling
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: 5
Category: Side Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: International
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 head red cabbage, sliced thin
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 tsp salt + more to taste
pepper to taste

Instructions

Bring a large pan to medium high heat and add olive oil, red cabbage, salt, and pepper.
Reduce heat to medium low and cook ~ 50 minutes (for super soft cabbage), stirring occasionally so that nothing sticks or burns to the pan. OR cook ~ 20 minutes for medium soft cabbage.
If cabbage starts to dry out, add water in ½ cup increments.
Add salt to taste. Happy eating! Beckie

Notes

Trying to speed this recipe up? Add a little water to the pan, not much, ~ ½ cup. Then add the oil when the water evaporates.
This cabbage is braised / cooked ~ 50 minutes, because we like this side dish soft and slightly caramelized. However, it can be done whenever you are done cooking it. We eat cabbage raw all the time in slaw, so if you get 20 minutes in and it's still a bit crispy and that's what you like then be done with it and eat faster!
Like green cabbage better than red cabbage? Cool - use that instead. They are interchangeable, although the purple / red really pops if your looking for a vibrant side dish.
The cabbage can be sliced thin as I've done in this video or chunked. Do it whichever way your prefer.
Add any spices that you like: I wrote this recipe with just olive oil, salt, and pepper as the ingredients, but if you watch the video, you will see that I added some of my favorite spices: cumin, thyme, and oregano. I also toss in a little balsamic vinegar sometimes for an additional boost of sweetness. Careful though - a little goes a long way if you go that route.

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