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Brèdes de chou

A traditional stew of green cabbage and brède (Creole greens) simmered with onion and lard, for a mild, rustic flavour. An essential side dish with rice and Creole meals.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Finely slice the cabbage and strip the brède leaves from their hard stems.
  2. Chop the onion, garlic, spring onion and tomato, then melt the lard in a large saucepan.
  3. Fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes over medium heat until translucent.
  4. Add the cabbage, brède, tomato, thyme and the whole chili pepper, then cover and let it sweat for 10 minutes.
  5. Pour in a splash of water, cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.
  6. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, remove the chili pepper and serve with rice.

Variations and tips

Vegan version. Replace the lard with neutral oil and add a little vegetable stock.

Using what's available here. Brède mafane can be replaced with spinach or Swiss chard.

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