How To Cook Cabbage

1. Open The Cabbage

• Take the cabbage out of the refrigerator.
• Tear the first layer or tear the first and second layers if the layers look old or the color looks unordinary.

2. Chop The Cabbage In Half

• Chop the cabbage in half.

3. Chop The Cabbage Halves In Half Again

• Chop each of the cabbage halves in half again.

4. Chop Out The Core

• Chop out the core of the cabbage.
• The picture on the left shows a fourth of the cabbage with the core below the knife to be chopped off.

5. More Half Chopping

• After removing the core, place the fourth of the cabbage on the chopping board.
• The "smooth side" of the cabbage should be facing up and towards you.
• Chop the cabbage into half.

6. Separate The Top and Bottom Of The Cabbage

• After chopping into half again, separate the top and bottom by tearing out the cabbage.

7. Chop Into Small Pieces

• Chop the top part of the cabbage and the bottom part of the cabbage into small pieces.
• Place the small pieces in a big bowl.
• The picture on the left shows the top part of the cabbage being chopped and the bottom part of the cabbage on the right side.

• Repeat steps 4-7 to cut the other three pieces.

8. Wash The Cabbage

• Fill the bowl containing the cabbage with water.
• Don't fill the bowl with water at the top to prevent the cabbage from falling down into the sink.
• If there is too much cabbage in the bowl, place some cabbage in another bowl to wash the cabbage easier.
• Using one or both hands, pick up some cabbage and then drop the cabbage back into the water. Repeat about three to five times.
• Using the pick up and drop technique, water is being moved around the bowl. The power of the moving water removes the dirt from the cabbage.
• Place the clean cabbage into a caldron (right side of photo).
• Repeat to clean all the cabbage.
• The dirt removed from the cabbage are on the bottom of the bowl.
• Repeat the cleaning process again for a second time. If the cabbage is really dirty, wash three times.
• Suggestion: Use a taller bowl or pot to clean the cabbage because the taller height better separates the cabbage and the dirt settling on the bottom.

9. Cook the Cabbage

• Fill the pot with 1 inch of water and broil.
• When the water is broiling, place the cabbage into the pot.
• Cover the pot.
• When steam is coming out of the pot, the cabbage are ready to eat. Remove the cabbage and place in a bowl.
• The longer the cabbage is cooking, the softer the cabbage.
• Suggestion: You may start boiling the water earlier to shorten the cooking time.

10. Ready To Eat

• The cabbage is ready to eat.
• Don't forget to turn off the stove.