This fresh take on classic smothered cabbage from Leah & Louise in Charlotte is an ode to chef Greg Collier’s late sister, Leah, who loved to experiment in the kitchen. Steaming the cabbage over low heat gently cooks the layers until tender and allows the creamy and velvety sauce to coat them quickly.
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What you’ll need
Small Saucepan
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Slotted Spoon
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Large Skillet
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Rimmed Baking Sheet
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Ingredients
6 Servings
Hot Honey
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Cabbage and Assembly
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Preparation
Hot Honey
Step 1
Warm honey in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in salt, paprika, and cayenne. Remove from heat; whisk in 1 Tbsp. water. Set aside.
Cabbage and Assembly
Step 2
Preheat oven to 300°. Generously season cut sides of cabbage with salt. Place wedges, cut sides up, on a rimmed baking sheet; pour 1 cup water into pan. Cover with foil; bake until tender (a paring knife should slide through easily), about 2 hours.
Step 3
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Cook sausage in same pan, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Return bacon to pan and add cabbage, cream, and broth. Cook 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cabbage to plates. Cook liquid in pan until reduced by half, 10–13 minutes. Spoon sauce over cabbage.
Step 4
Toss cilantro and parsley in a medium bowl. Drizzle oil and lemon juice over and season with salt; toss to coat.
Step 5
Scatter herb salad over cabbage and drizzle ½ cup hot honey over.
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Reviews (12)
Back to TopMy fella is going to love this. An old Louisiana boy, that andouille sausage, is going to put this dish over the top for him, and hot honey ? Brilliant, but I use Chipotle powder rather than Cayenne for added smokiness., Thank you BA staff, going in my little recipe tin for sure. Or, as my fella would put it Aaaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !
Kynthia the fustrated chef
Cali born - midwest located.
3/15/2022
Wow. Definitely make this. I didn't have bacon, but did everything else. Soooo good.
Libby
Corpus Christi
2/21/2022
This recipe was really good! I made this and did a lemon pepper pork tenderloin on the bbq for dinner for my husband and myself and it was amazing! This dish was really easy to make! The cabbage took only about 1.5 hours and it was starting to fall apart. I might cook it for a shorter time next time because I did want to make sure that it sat in the sauce for a while to soak up the yummy cream sauce so by the time that it was all really finished, some of the cabbage wedges were a little too soft. The hot honey was a perfect addition to the cabbage as well as the pork (my husband poured the hot honey over the pork and the salad)! Definitely make the herb salad to throw on top because the citrus from it really ties the whole dish together. We will definitely be adding this to our list of dinners!
Bri M.
Reno, NV
9/23/2021