Jamaican Style Steam Cabbage and Kale

This Jamaican-inspired Steamed Cabbage and Kale is a colorful, flavorful side dish made with tender cabbage, hearty kale, carrots, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic, and spicy Scotch bonnet pepper. The vegetables are gently cooked in a savory broth with warm Caribbean seasonings, olive oil, and butter until perfectly tender while still retaining their beautiful color and texture. It is an easy and delicious way to add more vegetables to your meals and pairs wonderfully with baked chicken, jerk chicken, fish, rice, or your favorite Caribbean entrée. Adjust the cooking time to make the vegetables as tender or crisp as your family prefers.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, English, Jamaican
Calories: 125
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ of a small cabbage cut however you like (washed)
  • 1 bag precut kale washed
  • 2 medium size carrots peeled , washed and cut in desired sizes
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 2 roma tomatoes diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ red and green onion sliced
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper diced, seeds in or out
  • 1 tsp salt black pepper, onion and garlic powder, sazon, chicken seasoning
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/3 cup low sodium vegetable or chicken broth

Method
 

  1. After washing cabbage and kale, drain well. Heat olive oil, add onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and scotch bonnet saute for 3 minutes, add minced garlic stir well to combine, and saute for 2 minute. Add the carrots and stir well to combine Add the kale and the broth, use a tongue and mix well to combine, cover and cook on low for 6 minutes, add the cabbage, the dry seasonings and use a tongue to mix well, add the butter and , cover and cook for 5 minutes
  2. Tip: depending on how soft you like your vegetables, you can cook a little longer if you choose.

Notes

This Jamaican-inspired Steamed Cabbage and Kale is a colorful, flavorful side dish made with tender cabbage, hearty kale, carrots, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic, and spicy Scotch bonnet pepper. The vegetables are gently cooked in a savory broth with warm Caribbean seasonings, olive oil, and butter until perfectly tender while still retaining their beautiful color and texture. It is an easy and delicious way to add more vegetables to your meals and pairs wonderfully with baked chicken, jerk chicken, fish, rice, or your favorite Caribbean entrée. Adjust the cooking time to make the vegetables as tender or crisp as your family prefers.