This American main features Steaks, Cabbage head, Carrots, Chicken stock or broth, Garlic salt. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Caribbean Cabbage
Description
This American main features Steaks, Cabbage head, Carrots, Chicken stock or broth, Garlic salt. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, aromatic, well-seasoned taste. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Salt & pepper; to taste 1 tb Butter, margerine or oil 2 tb Water; for deglazing Brown pork steaks in butter, margerine or oil.
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Set aside to cool.
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Deglaze skillet with 2 T water.
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Pour liquor into a 4 qt pot.
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Cut carots into 1/8" thick slices.
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Add to pot and set pot over medium heat.
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Add chicken stock, garlic salt, allspice, salt and pepper to pot.
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Remove any bones from the pork steaks and cut them crosswise into 1/4" wide strips.
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Add the pork strips to the pot.
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Core and coarsly chop the cabbage.
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Add to pot.
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Stir well to mix all the ingredients.
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Cover the pot and allow the meat and vegetables to steam for a few minutes, but not too long.
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The carrots and cabbage should still be somewhat crisp (al dente) when served.
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Serve with steamed rice.
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OPTIONS: Alter spices any way you like.
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Add, delete or substitute any of the ingredients.
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This dish is versatile, fast, easy and very inexpensive.
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Since this is my first attempt at uploading from MM to the Food Forum, I thought this was an appropriate recipe.
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It's the first thing I ever cooked that had more than one ingredient.
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It dates back to my college days (early 60's) when I, nor my roommates, had much money.
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We had to build meals for four hungry guys on a budget that allowed less than five bucks per meal.
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One of the group hailed from Jamaica W.I.
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He devised this recipe based (loosly) on something his grandmother prepared.
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It cost less than two bucks to feed us all.
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Needless to say we started eating a variation of this recipe almost every night.
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On Friday night we spent the money we had saved to buy the five basic food groups (chili dogs, fries, pizza, burgers and beer).
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Today, thirty years later, this recipe will still feed four people for less than five dollers and takes less than 20 minutes to
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 460.9kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 23.4g36%
- Saturated Fat 8.7g44%
- Cholesterol 135.4mg46%
- Sodium 193.9mg9%
- Total Carbohydrate 11.3g4%
- Dietary Fiber 3.3g14%
- Sugars 5.3g
- Protein 46.4g93%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.