Everyday meals

Hvítkál (boiled white cabbage)

A simple, comforting Faroese side dish of boiled white cabbage with potatoes and a little butter. It is an everyday vegetarian dish that often accompanies meat or fish.

45 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇫🇴 Faroe Islands

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Ingredients

1 White cabbage (about 1 kg)
600 g Potatoes
40 g Butter
1.5 l Water

Spices & seasoning

Salt
White pepper

Nutrition facts

251 kcal per serving

Protein: 8.4 g
Carbohydrates: 28.2 g
of which sugars: 5.1 g
Fat: 9.4 g
of which saturated fat: 5.7 g
Fiber: 8.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Remove the damaged outer leaves from the cabbage, cut it into quarters and remove the hard core.
Peel the potatoes and halve them if they are large.
Bring salted water to the boil in a pot.
Add the potatoes and cook for 10 minutes at a gentle simmer.
Add the cabbage, cut into strips or wedges, and cook for another 15 minutes, until the cabbage is tender.
Drain the vegetables, add the butter and white pepper, then mix gently before serving.