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Instant Pot Buttered Garlic Cabbage

A buttery and tasty cabbage with a hint of garlic
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Butter, Cabbage
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or other Pressure Cooker
  • knife or food processor

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head Cabbage either chopped into 2 inch pieces OR sliced thinly in a food processor
  • 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick) cut into about 8 pieces
  • 3/4 cup Chicken Broth
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Add chicken broth and garlic powder to Instant Pot liner without the trivet.. Mix well until garlic powder is incorporated. Add the butter pieces.
    Chicken broth, garlic powder and butter
  • Add the chopped or sliced cabbage.
    Add cabbage
  • Close lid, Make sure the valve is set to “Sealing”. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Press Cancel and do a Quick Release and vent. Once all the pressure is released, open the lid.
  • Stir  the cabbage. Season with the kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
    Buttered Garlic Cabbage

Modifications

I started making this recipe because it was doable and slightly changed the ingredients and directions until it fit my tastes and abilities.
I chose garlic powder instead of fresh garlic when I was creating this recipe because it was easier than mincing fresh garlic and the taste got more easily incorporated throughout the cabbage without biting into little bits. If you don’t want the garlic flavor I have made this recipe without it and it is still delicious.
Cutting cabbage
Cut cabbage so that there is a flat side down for stability.
The hardest part of this recipe for me is cutting the cabbage. Making an initial cut in a giant hard round ball is tricky for me so I have figured out to cut off a side of the cabbage with a knife 2-3 inches in. Once I have done that I place the remainder of the cabbage down on the flat cut side. Once the cabbage is stable, I just cut off slices that will fit in my food processor shoot, or pieces I can cut with a knife. It all depends on the size of the cabbage and if I am able to do a lot of chopping with my hands that day. Either bite sized pieces or thinly sliced cabbage work in this recipe.
preparing chunks of cabbage for the food processor.
I prepared the cabbage in chunks for my food processor. I used the slicing blade.