Curried Cabbage: Riverside Farm, UK
At the Bengfort House in England (2006-2008), Jaci and Ben received a “vegbox” every Tuesday afternoon from Riverside Farm, a local organic farm north of Oxford. It supplied us with a good bit of food that usually lasted us the entire week. The box always included potatoes, onions, carrots, etc- so called “useful food” by Jaci and Ben; but also came with a surprise vegetable from Black Kale to Crown Squash to Swiss Chard. One week we received a strange looking cabbage, and not knowing what else to do with it, we used this recipe from the Farm to make curried cabbage, and it was actually quite good!
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 Minutes
Servings: ~4
Ingredients:
- 1 medium cabbage
- ½ cups water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 large onions, coarsely chopped
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp hot madras curry powder
- ½ cups milk
Directions:
Cut cabbage into 1-inch slices, and separate the leaves into pieces. Place the cabbage in a heavy skillet with the water and cook, covered over medium heat for 20 minutes or until cabbage is fork-tender.
While the cabbage is cooking, melt the butter in a second skillet and sauté onions until they are translucent. Add the flour and the curry powder, stirring to make sure they are well-mixed. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the milk and continue to cook until the sauce is smooth.
When the cabbage is cooked, drain it and place it in a serving dish. Pour the curry sauce over it and serve hot.
