February 28, 2013

ROASTED CABBAGE (a 1-2 banana level difficulty)



I've been enjoying Roasted Cabbage recently, which I know sounds weird.  But when done right, it is REALLY good...almost addictive.  I've been experimenting with this a bit because the pieces tend to fall apart when roasted.  But, I think I have found the solution and it is the WEDGE!

By cutting the head of cabbage into eighths, it actually stays together well including during the flipping.  When it is time to serve, just cut away the fibrous white part (if you desire) to allow the pieces to fall apart.

Today, 'this monkey' will show you how to make Roasted Cabbage...Wedges!  Let's get started!

WHAT YOU NEED:
1 head of Purple Cabbage (or the cabbage of your choice)
3 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Kosher Salt (to taste)

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED:
Roasting Pan (cookie sheet will work but keep a close eye on it due to burning)
Fork

WHAT YOU DO:
1.  Pre-heat oven to 450 deg.  I pre-heat my roasting pan as well.  If you are using a cookie sheet, you may want to experiment pre-heating at a lower temp (?400 deg) to see if it does ok.
2.  Cut Cabbage into Eighths.





3.  Carefully remove pre-heated roasting pan & pour 2 T of Oil in the bottom & CAREFULLY swirl/tilt to coat the bottom of the pan.  Then sprinkle Kosher Salt along the bottom pan.  Add the Cabbage wedges.  Drizzle with rest of Olive Oil & Sprinkle with Kosher Salt.


4.  Roast for 15 min & then remove to flip the wedges with a fork (I've found a fork works better than tongs or a spatula.)
Partially roasted, but pre-flip.  Garlic cloves are pictured

Partially roasted and post flip

5.  Roast another 15 minutes.
Post Roast (completely)

6.  Keep the white fibrous part if you want to hold the wedge form, otherwise remove it to allow the leaves to separate & serve over rice etc!
a yellow bowl was not the best choice for the presentation, sorry.

My best advice to you, is to try Roasted Cabbage because I would not have believed it was so delicious either!

Enjoy & until next time...

your favorite neighborweb monkey!