Chilli Butter & Citrus Savoy Cabbage

Name: Chilli Butter & Citrus Savoy Cabbage
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp rosemary leaves, roughly chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) crumbly Cheshire or Lancashire cheese, grated; 100 g (3½ oz) crumbly Cheshire or Lancashire cheese, grated; 1 tbsp honey; 1.2 litres (40 fl oz/5 cups) hot vegetable stock; 300 g (10½ oz) quick cook polenta; 30 g (1oz/2 tbsp) unsalted butter; ½ tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 tsp hot sauce (such as Tabasco); 1 tsp hot sauce (such as Tabasco); 3 mixed pointed chillies (red and green), roughly chopped; 2 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 4 tbsp rose harissa; 1 tsp Turkish chilli flakes (pul biber); 2 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 1 lime; 1 orange; 6 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 lemons; 12 g (⅓oz/2½ tsp) salt; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) boiling water; 75 ml (2½ fl oz/5 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil; 150 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) unsalted butter, melted; 2 Savoy or January King cabbages (about 1.2kg/2lb 11oz); 2 onions, quartered; 2 Savoy or January King cabbages (about 1.2kg/2lb 11oz)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Love Vegetables

By Anna Shepherd

Published 2024

About

I suggest the crinkled Savoy or January King cabbages for this recipe because their leaves are thick and structured, allowing the sharp and spicy chilli butter to cling to the crevices and caramelise between the layers.

Ingredients

For the cabbage

2 Savoy or January King cabbages (about 1.2kg/2lb 11

Side dish
Vegetarian
January

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7.

Cut each cabbage into six wedges through the root, which should hold each wedge together. Arrange the cabbages in one large, or two roasting trays so that they’re in an even layer with no overlap. Nestle the onions among the cabbages. In a