This Instant Pot cabbage recipe is easy, simple, inexpensive, and delicious. Cooking cabbage in instant pot pressure cooker is quick and takes less than 10 minutes. It's versatile and can be served with fried chicken thighs, black eyed peas, and cornbread.
Cabbage eaten raw, in coleslaw, salads, boiled, steamed, or stir-fried is a regular in my home. My hubby especially likes it steamed in his pepper soup, the children enjoy it in salads or steamed as in this recipe. Sometimes we make it instant pot buttered cabbage and other times we skip the butter for healthier equally tasty pressure cooker cabbage. Not only is this instant pot cabbage recipe simple and tasty, but it is also a good, inexpensive way of consuming vegetables as part of a balanced diet and serves as a perfect side to most meals.
Instant Pot Cabbage Recipe
Cabbage is a leafy green plant that is packed with nutrients, inexpensive, low calorie, and easy to prepare. I like instant pot cabbage because
It is low in calories and great for bulking up meals. You eat more for less calories!
This recipe gives perfect cabbage that is not soggy.
It's cheap and convenient.
It's healthy and flavorful.
This instant pot cabbage is a favourite of ours. Cooking cabbage in instant pot is so easy and quick. Let me show you how to cook cabbage that is not soggy and I hope you like it as much as we do.
Related recipe: Boiled cabbage
Ingredients
The ingredients you'll need for making this instant pot cabbage recipe are:
Cabbage - I have used green cabbage in this post but you can use green or purple cabbage.
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Salt - to taste
Butter (Optional) - Add butter for buttered cabbage or omit to make the cabbage healthier.
Broth
VARIATION
What else can you add ?
Onion powder
Other seasonings you like.
Bacon or ham - Add bacon to make southern style cabbage. I personally do not add these as I do not eat bacon or ham.
How To Cook Cabbage In Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Remove the outer leaves and rinse cabbage then cut into wedges about 2" thick.
Add broth in the pot of the instant pot then add in garlic powder and butter.
Put in the cut cabbage making sure it doesn't go above the fill line.
Cover the instant pot with its lid then turn the valve into a sealing position.
Select manual pressure cook high for 4 minutes. After the cabbage is pressure cooked for 4 minutes, do a quick pressure release and open the lid once the pot is depressurized.
Drain if need be, sprinkle with black pepper and salt then stir.
Serve and enjoy warm.
Tips
- For firmer, slightly crisp instant pot cabbage pressure cooker for 3 minutes, and softer cabbage, pressure cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Make sure to do a quick pressure release and not a natural release to avoid soggy cabbage.
What To Serve With
Cabbage can be served as sides to most meals including
Instant pot chicken drumsticks
Storage
Cabbage head keeps well in the fridge. To preserve uncooked whole cabbage, wrap tightly in cling film and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Freezing is not recommended for uncooked cabbage.
For cooked cabbage, store in the fridge for 3 - 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Place in an airtight container and label before placing in fridge or freezer. To thaw from frozen, place in the fridge to thaw overnight and you can then reheat in the microwave or stovetop. Cooked cabbage is so cheap and easy to make that it's best to make it when needed and consumed immediately.
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Recipe
Instant Pot Cabbage Recipe
Equipment
- Instant pot pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 head Cabbage
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- Black pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons Butter Optional
- Salt to taste
- ¾ cup Broth or water
Instructions
- Remove the outer leaves and rinse cabbage then cut into wedges about 2" thick.
- Add broth in the pot of the instant pot then add in garlic powder and butter.
- Add in the cut cabbage making sure it doesn't go above the instant pot fill line.
- Cover instant pot with it's lid then turn the valve in to sealing position.
- Select manual pressure cook high for 4 minutes. After cabbage is pressure cooked for 4 minutes, do a quick pressure release and open lid once pot is depressurised.
- Drain if need be, sprinkle with black pepper and salt then stir.
- Serve and enjoy warm.
Notes
- For firmer, slightly crisp instant pot cabbage pressure cooker for 3 minutes, and softer cabbage, pressure cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Make sure to do a quick pressure release and not a natural release to avoid soggy cabbage.
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