Italian Recipe Collection

vegetables

Salento-Style Savoy Cabbage

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Remove and discard the damaged outer leaves of the Savoy cabbage.
  2. Cut the cabbage in half.
  3. Slice it into strips approximately 1 cm (about ½ inch) thick.
  4. Rinse thoroughly under cold running water.
  5. Peel the red onion and chop it finely.
  6. Heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
  7. Add the chopped onion.
  8. Finely chop the fresh chili pepper.
  9. Add the chili pepper to the onion and sauté for a few moments.
  10. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
  11. Add the tomatoes to the sauté base.
  12. Add the cabbage.
  13. Season with a pinch of salt.
  14. Pour in 300 ml of water.
  15. Cover with a lid and let cook for about 20 minutes, or until the cabbage is very tender.
  16. Plate, finish with a grinding of black pepper, and serve.