Jamaican Cabbage

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head cabbage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 chopped green bell pepper
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 whole scotch bonnet chile pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• peel tough outer leaves from cabbage, core the head, and shred cabbage.
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat; raise heat to high. stir onion, green bell pepper, and green onion in the hot oil and cook until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes, stirring often. stir thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, and salt into onion mixture.
• mix shredded cabbage and carrots into onion mixture until thoroughly combined, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. cook until cabbage has started to soften, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. uncover skillet and stir vinegar and sugar into cabbage mixture; cook and stir until cabbage is tender, about 3 more minutes. discard scotch bonnet pepper and thyme sprigs before serving.