Melted Cabbage

This recipe is an eastern european way to prepare cabbage that can be eaten as a side or main dish

Ingredients: 

One head of cabbage (can be more or less depending on your serving requirments)

2 cloves of garlic 

3 tbsp tomato paste / sun-dried tomatoes 

50ml heavy cream / silken tofu 

Parmesan cheese / Nutritional yeast 

100ml Chicken / Vegetable Broth 

Olive oil / Vegetable oil 

Salt  

Pepper  

 1 tsp Paprika 

1 tsp Chilli Flakes  

Fresh/dried parsley 

2 tsp italian seasoning (oregano, thyme, dried basil, rosemary, marjoram) 

Instructions: 

1. Rinse and chop up the cabbage head into wedges (only cut a small bit of stem off to ensure the wedges stay intact), taking care to remove the outermost leaves. 
2. Dice your garlic or use a garlic press.
3. Using an oven safe pan and your chosen oil, sear the sides of the cabbage wedges until they're golden brown (Tip use tongs to remove wedges easily)  
4. In the same pan place your oil of choice, garlic, seasonings and sundried tomatoes and fry on low heat until fragrant 
5. Add your broth and cream on low heat, mix slowly until combined (If you are using silken tofu blend your tofu with water 20ml or more)
6. Turn off the heat and add in parmesan cheese/ nutritional yeast; mix until melted into the sauce (measure to your preferred taste) 
7. Add the cabbage wedges back into the pan, place into the oven to bake for 20 mins at 180° 
8. Remove from oven and spoon sauce over cabbage.
9. Top with some parmesan, fresh/dried parsley and enjoy!