Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patricks Day Purple Cabbage



Part II of my St. Patricks Day feast was Purple Cabbage. I am not a fan of Cabbage, especially the regular kind, so I decided if I was going to do it, I was using Purple Cabbage!

It was delicious, the Ginger and Honey helped tame the the taste of the Guinness in the cooking liquid as well as giving it a more updated taste!

1 head of Purple Cabbage, outer leaves peeled off, cored and cut into 4ths
Leftover liquid from simmering your Brisket
1 one inch knob of Ginger, peel removed and crushed
2-3 tbl Honey
2 pats of butter
salt and pepper to taste
Candied Ginger if you have it, diced into small chunks

Place your cabbage into the simmering liquid remaining after removing your Brisket, using tongs, separate and stir the cabbage

Add the knob of Ginger and let simmer until the Cabbage is tender, stirring often, about 25 minutes, remove or drain the cabbage

Place in your serving bowl and add honey and a tablespoon or so of butter, mix well and serve

17 comments:

Donna-FFW said...

LOVE the color! Sounds fantastic with the honey and candied ginger! I am going to try out your upside down banana cake .. it looks delicious..

Donna-FFW said...

Oh, wanted to know what size round pan for the banana cake? 8 or 9?

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

I like the addition of the Guiness to the cabbage. Your purple cabbage looks really delicious!

Debbie said...

Looks so good and different. Makes the usual cabbage look bland!

Paula said...

I bet your plate looked so colorful with this beautiful cabbage on it! I love the ginger/honey additions; I bet it tasted great! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pam said...

What a beautiful color! I'll have to give this a try, my kids will try it just because it's purple.

Dewi said...

Happy St. Patricks day to you too dear ,,,
That purple cabbage look everly tempting.
Cheers,
elra

Unknown said...

I LOVE cabbage. I do. I am weird like that. I also love liver and Brussel sprouts to name a few more unlikely foods to like. I am so going to get pinched today! I wore my only green shirt yesterday and can not bring myself to throw it back on today! oh, well. Have a fun day!!!

The Blonde Duck said...

It's so vibrant!

Jan said...

Mmmm! I love cabbage. I like the sound of the sweet and spicy flavors with the ginger and honey. Yum!

Jan said...

P.S. Did you give Martha Anne the night off? :-)

MaryBeth said...

Hey...where is out Tuesday's with Martha Ann???? I don't like cabbage at all( no big shocker there..huh) but I must say the color is gorgeous!!

Heather said...

ohh! i love the addition of ginger and honey. sounds delicious. i love cabbage... but i would love this kind even more :)

Sharon said...

Purple is my favorite color!

Siri said...

The color of your cabbage really stood out on the page amongst all the other entries on tastespotting. I love cabbage and wish I had known how good it was as a kid.

Thanks for sharing,
Siri

Elyse said...

Mmm, I love candied ginger. What a vibrant and delicious-sounding recipe!

Cheryl said...

My grandmother made red cabbage, as she called it, all the time. I don't know how she did it, I'll need to find out, but yours looks great too. I'm sure she didn't use ginger, though.

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