Comments on: Cooking up some cabbage

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:05:39 +0000

I have only had cooked cabbage a couple of times, but this looks great! Mmm..that tofu!

By: shellyfish

shellyfish — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:48:14 +0000

Sorry about your catastrophe! I usually use either arrowroot, kudzu or just plain old cornstartch dissolved in cold water and it works really well – sometimes it just wasn’t meant to be…which is lame, but hey, the pictures do look perdy!

By: Vegan_noodle

Vegan_noodle — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:32:20 +0000

I am not a huge cabbage fan either, but that looks mighty tasty!

By: Lisa (Show Me Vegan)

Lisa (Show Me Vegan) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:22:11 +0000

Cooking’s funny like that, sometimes things don’t work out that seemed like they should! Hope your next cabbage experiment goes well.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:06:20 +0000

That was what I loved most about my CSA box too–the challenge of using everything up in yummy ways )

I actually really like cabbage, so I am sorry to hear your dish didn’t turn out. Hopefully your next cabbage dish will turn out better!

Courtney

By: halfeaten

halfeaten — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:56:38 +0000

Hmmm…I’m not a fan of cabbage, but the Tofu looks fab!

By: Bianca- Vegan Crunk

Bianca- Vegan Crunk — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:29:25 +0000

Man, that sucks cause it sure does look tasty! I love tofu and cabbage! Have you seen Happy Vegan Face’s wasabi cabbage tofu recipe? I can’t wait to try that.

I haven’t tried the Asian marinade from VCon, but I’ll remember not to use it in a stir-fry.

As for thickening, cornstarch usually does the trick for me, but I use a lot. Usually 2 Tbsp dissolved in 1/4 cup water.

By: VeganCowGirl

VeganCowGirl — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:59:20 +0000

I find cabbage recipes can either be really really yummy, or they can head in a direction that ends up in the garbage. I have had some cabbage soups turn out horridly using the exact same recipe that two weeks ago had been brilliant. Perhaps it is the chemicals in cabbage….???

If it makes any difference, your dish looks fab.

I love cabbage rolls stuffed with tofu. Yummm.

By: Celine

Celine — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:08:16 +0000

I’m surprised about the ’starch not doing the trick, too. did you mix it in a little liquid before adding it to the rest of the sauce and then into the veggies? weirdness.

sorry it didn’t quite work out. but hey: it keeps us on our toes when stuff like that happens. and we appreciate the winning recipes all the more too as a direct result. woo!

By: jessy

jessy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:38:12 +0000

oh man, Jennifer – sorry this one didn’t turn out how you would have liked it to. that’s strange that the sauce got really sour, too. hmmmmmm. and i would have thought that adding cornstarch to the sauce would have made it thicken up ’cause we add cornstarch to our sauce when we create it – then stir the sauce in with the veggies at the end (usually cooking it for a few minutes more to let it thicken a bit) and it usually thickens up nicely. i’m trying to think what else might work well as a thickening agent though. i’ll do some research and get back to ya on that one…

it sure does look beautiful! and hooray for trying something new!