
Cabbage Sayur Lodeh
A slow-simmered indonesian pot of cabbage, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. Ready in 50 minutes including prep.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Garlic2, chopped
- Potato3 medium, cubed
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Green Beans150 g
- Cabbage1/2 head
- Coconut Milk400 ml
- Shallots4 cloves, minced
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Ground Coriander1 tsp
- Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the cabbage well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the cabbage out, soften the garlic and shallots in the same pot, then add the ground coriander.
- 3
Return the cabbage, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh cilantro right before serving.
Chef's tip
A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.
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