Sesame-Braised Cabbage with Leeks
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 2 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
Gentle and soothing, this lovely dish is more complex and satisfying than you might expect.
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4cups sliced leeks (white and pale green parts only)
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 4cups green cabbage, cut into 1-inch squares
- 2tablespoons water
- -- Freshly ground black pepper
- -- Chinese-style dark sesame oil- optional
- -- Toasted sesame seeds-optional
Instructions
- Melt butter in Dutch oven or large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until tender.
- Add cabbage and stir to combine. Add water; cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Season with black pepper and more salt if needed. Serve hot or warm, drizzled with a tiny bit of dark sesame oil and topped with a generous sprinkling of lightly toasted sesame seed.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Mollie Katzen, The Vegetable Dishes I Can’t Live Without (Hyperion, 2007).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 110
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 3.5g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 190mg
- Potassium 460mg
- Carbohydrate 19g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugars 3g
- Protein 4g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 240%
- Vitamin C 150%
- Calcium 15%
- Iron 15%