While studying for exams, I learned that cabbage is a great source of vitamin K- essential for blood clotting. Cabbage is one of my favorite vegetables but I don't know a whole lot of ways to cook it. It's one of the main ingredients in a family favorite- "kielbasa and cabbage" and is essential for "corned beef and cabbage". I haven't really cooked a whole lot of cabbage on my own but I randomly bought one at the grocery store so I had to cook it. I ended up getting a little creative on my own! I steamed about half the chopped cabbage and half a container of sliced mushrooms. Apple cider vinegar is used in the Kielbasa and cabbage recipe so I thought "why not". I added about 2 Tbs of apple cider vinegar and let that soak up. That's about it. Pretty simple but adding one ingredient can really change the flavor of a dish. Instead of being rather bland it ended up being a little sweeter and letting the cabbage and mushrooms soak up the vinegar for a few minutes allowed them to slightly brown. I ate this side with some fake chicken nuggets (surprisingly good) and rice pilaf and homemade honey mustard. Really impressed with how it turned out but word to the wise, after an exam, do not eat the leftovers at 10am and then attempt to run 4 miles. Rough, very, very rough. At least the blisters weren't bleeding as badly because I got some extra vitamin K in me!
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