Chilli Miso Butter Cabbage

This chilli miso butter cabbage is truly incredible. Cabbage gets an unfairly bad rap. It’s affordable, incredibly versatile and absolutely delicious, especially when charred and roasted. Top with a simple chilli miso butter and you’ve got yourself a stunning dish.

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Introduction

This Chilli Miso Butter Cabbage is a delightful dish that transforms humble cabbage into a gourmet experience. The combination of charred and roasted cabbage with a rich, flavourful chilli miso butter creates a dish that’s both simple and impressive. This recipe showcases the versatility and deliciousness of cabbage, making it a perfect side dish or even a main course for a light meal. Let’s explore what makes this dish so special, starting with a breakdown of the ingredients.

chilli miso butter cabbage

Key Ingredients

  • White Cabbage: Provides a mild flavour and tender texture when roasted.
  • Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: Used to coat the cabbage, enhancing its flavour and aiding in charring.
  • Unsalted Butter: Forms the base of the chilli miso butter sauce.
  • Chilli Oil: Adds a spicy kick to the butter sauce.
  • White Miso Paste: Provides a deep umami flavour to the sauce.
  • Spring Onion: Used as a garnish for a fresh, sharp contrast.

Cabbage Is Woefully Underrated

Cabbage is often overlooked, but it is a nutritional powerhouse and incredibly versatile. It’s a member of the brassica family, which includes broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. Cabbage is rich in vitamins C and K, and also contains fibre, folate, and antioxidants. It’s known for its anti-inflammatory properties and has been linked to various health benefits, including improved digestion and heart health. In this recipe, the cabbage is charred and roasted, which brings out its natural sweetness and adds a depth of flavour.

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A Little Miso Goes A Long Way

White miso paste, also known as shiro miso, is a fermented soybean paste that originates from Japan. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavour compared to darker miso varieties. The fermentation process not only enhances its flavour but also adds beneficial probiotics, which can aid in digestion. Miso paste is packed with umami, making it a fantastic ingredient for adding depth and complexity to dishes. In this recipe, it’s combined with butter and chilli oil to create a rich and savoury sauce that perfectly complements the roasted cabbage.

Charring and Roasting: A Perfect Combo

The process of charring then roasting the cabbage is key to achieving the perfect texture and flavour. Frying the cabbage wedges in a hot pan allows for a quick char, which caramelises the natural sugars in the cabbage and adds a smoky, slightly sweet flavour. This step also helps to lock in moisture, ensuring the cabbage stays tender during roasting. After frying, the cabbage is transferred to the oven to roast until fully tender. This two-step cooking process results in a dish that is both crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a rich, caramelised flavour.

Making The Chilli Miso Butter

Making your own butter sauce may sound complicated, but it’s actually quite simple. In this recipe, the unsalted butter is melted and combined with chilli oil and white miso paste. The key to this process is to ensure the miso paste is evenly dispersed in the butter. Making butter often requires emulsification, which refers to the process of mixing two ingredients that normally don’t combine well, like oil and water, into a stable mixture. While emulsification is not required here, whisking the ingredients together helps to blend the flavours and create a smooth, cohesive sauce. In this case, the goal is simply to mix the miso into the butter until it ‘melts’ and creates a uniform sauce.

Chilli Miso Butter Serving Suggestions

This Chilli Miso Butter Cabbage can be served as a side dish alongside grilled meats, fish, or tofu for a complete meal. It also makes a great vegetarian main course when paired with a grain, such as quinoa or brown rice. For an extra touch of flavour, you can garnish the dish with additional spring onions or a sprinkle of sesame seeds. The rich, umami flavours of the chilli miso butter make it a versatile dish that pairs well with a variety of mains.

Budget-Friendly

One of the great things about this dish is its cost effectiveness. Cabbage is one of the most affordable vegetables available, making it a great choice for budget-conscious cooks. Despite its low cost, cabbage is packed with nutrients, making it a healthy choice as well. The other ingredients in this recipe, such as butter, chilli oil, and miso paste, are also relatively inexpensive, especially considering the small amounts used. This makes Chilli Miso Butter Cabbage an excellent option for creating a delicious, nutritious, and budget-friendly meal.

Where to Shop

Most ingredients for this dish are available at your local grocery store. For the best quality cabbage, visit your local farmers’ market where you can often find fresh, locally grown produce. For the white miso paste and chilli oil, you might want to visit an Asian grocery store. These stores often carry a variety of miso pastes, including white miso, as well as different types of chilli oil. Many of these ingredients are also available online if you have difficulty finding them locally.

More Cabbage Recipes

Cabbage gets an unfairly bad rap, but it’s actually so delicious, especially when charred and roasted. If you like this recipe, here are some other cabbage recipes you might love.

  • Hot Honey Charred Cabbage: Charring cabbage creates the most beautiful sweet, nutty flavour. Topped with a simple hot honey made with just 2 ingredients and served over tangy whipped goat’s cheese, it makes for a stunning veggie centrepiece.
  • Gochujang Charred Cabbage: Charring cabbage brings out its natural sweetness and creates the most beautiful sweet, nutty flavour. Topped with a deliciously garlicky gochujang-based sauce and served over rice, it’s absolutely delicious.

Chilli Miso Butter Cabbage is a delicious and decadent way to enjoy cabbage. The combination of charred and roasted cabbage with the rich, savoury butter sauce creates a dish that’s both simple and impressive. So gather your ingredients, heat up your frying pan and oven, and enjoy this flavourful and nutritious dish.

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Cabbage gets an unfairly bad rap. It’s affordable, incredibly versatile and absolutely delicious, especially when charred and roasted. Top with a simple chilli miso butter and you’ve got yourself a stunning dish.

  • Author: zenak
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 white cabbage, wilted outer leaves discarded, quartered lengthwise
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp chilli oil
  • 1 tsp white miso paste
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced, to garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven to 200°C/ fan 180°C. Drizzle the cabbage with extra-virgin olive oil, season with salt and pepper and rub to coat.
  2. Heat a large, heavy frying pan over a high heat. Place the cabbage wedges cut-side down and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until charred. Flip and cook for a further 4 to 5 minutes, or until charred on the other side.
  3. Transfer the cabbage to a roasting tin cut-side up and roast for 30 to 35 minutes, or until tender. Please note that the actual roasting time will depend on the size of your cabbage.
  4. Melt the butter in a small saucepan set over a medium heat. Add the chilli oil and white miso paste and whisk to combine. The sauce doesn’t need to emulsify, you just want to the miso paste to be evenly dispersed and effectively ‘melt’ into the butter.
  5. Arrange the cabbage wedges on a large plate, top with the sauce and finish with the spring onions, then serve and enjoy.

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4 Responses

  1. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is a perfect side! Up until now I used cabbage only for pigs in the blanket, cabbage soup, coleslaw and Polish sauerkraut. It is an overlooked vegetable. I will be looking over other recipes you are sharing! Bon Appetit!

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Bon Appétit to you too!

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