Softened Cabbage Leaves Recipe
Learn how to soften cabbage leaves in the microwave - easy way to cabbage in the microwave!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 22kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cabbage
Instructions
- Let’s prepare our cabbage head for further use in the recipe. Choose cabbage wisely. Try getting a head without any cracks or damage and preferably with thinner leaves. Rinse it thoroughly under running water. Pat it with paper towels until it dries. Get rid of all the damaged outer leaves if necessary.
- The next step would be to core the cabbage. First, get rid of the stalk in the way that you see in the picture.
- Then using a sharp knife, make the hole deeper and make sure that it is tapered towards the middle.
- You should place the cabbage head on the microwave-safe plate and wrap it up with a food plastic wrap. If you have no plastic wrap, use a clean new plastic bag.
- Set microwave on high power – 850-1000 watts. Cook medium-sized cabbage heads for 6-7 minutes and the big ones for 10 minutes in the microwave. Leaves will be steaming due to moisture released from leaves.
- Take the cabbage out of the microwave. Be careful and use some potholders, as the head can be too hot. Let it cool down before removing the plastic wrap.
- Separate the leaves one at a time. If you see that some leaves in the middle are not ready, wrap them up again. Repeat the process of microwaving once again. Now, if the leaves are too big, cut them in half. Cut out the tough stem part of every leaf.
- Wrap cabbage rolls using cabbage leaves that you just prepared in the microwave.
Notes
*calories per 100 g