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One of the things that I chose for my CSA share this week was a gigantic head of napa cabbage. This was the largest cabbage that I've ever seen, in fact. Rebecca, who runs the CSA, looked at me in shock when I took the biggest one. I assured her that if there's one thing I know how to eat, it's cabbage.Crock pot napa cabbage with apples (adapted from "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook" by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann)
1/2 head napa cabbage, shredded (or as much as your crock pot will hold)
2-3 granny smith apples, cored and diced
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 1/2 Tbsp honey
salt to taste
Combine cabbage and apples in a large crock pot (I used a 6 quart). Combine vinegar and honey and pour over cabbage and apples. Then toss to combine, cover crock pot, and cook on low for 5 hours. Season with salt. Serves 5.
I've made cabbage with apples before, but this was slightly different because the cabbage and apples dissolved into each other and the vinegar gave quite a bit of tang. Actually, now that I think about it, the taste of this was a combo of the cabbage with apples and sweet and sour cabbage. It was quite tasty, and extremely easy... once I figured out how to wrangle my huge cabbage head.
3 comments:
First time to ur blog...u hv an interesting one out here.I hv nvr tried using Napa cabbage....shud try now.Looks wonderful.
Wow, that's like a totally different part of the country you're representing here! The other day, a nod to the South, with blackeyed peas and collards, and today, cabbage and apples, which sounds so Northern to me! Yummy though. I have not cooked napa cabbage a whole lot, although I love it shredded to add crunch to salads, or tacos.
Nithya - I highly recommend Napa cabbage - it's similar to green cabbage, but just different enough to be an interesting change.
Alta - I never thought about the fact that this is a northern dish, but perhaps I've picked up more in Michigan that I choose to admit :). Don't worry, there's more of the south to come!
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