11 hot cabbage recipes

An easy to make coleslaw with south Asian flavors and a bit of a kick.

Hot and spicy rice noodles with carrot, broccoli, cabbage, and ginger in a cayenne-honey-hoisin sauce. A low-fat Asian-style stir-fry on the table in 20 minutes.

A delicious variation of coleslaw made with sweet bell peppers and tabasco sauce.

Green tomato catsup made with apples, cabbage, bell peppers, and hot chilies in a tangy vinegar brine with pickling spices. A classic big-batch canning recipe for end-of-season tomatoes.

Low-calorie gumbo-style vegetable soup with okra, tomatoes, corn, celery, and rice. A thin, snackable broth for when you want something hot and filling but light on calories.

Sambaar is a South Indian vegetable and split pea stew spiced with cumin, coriander, turmeric, and dried chili. Loaded with cauliflower, carrots, eggplant, and cabbage.

Gado gado is the Indonesian salad of stir-fried cabbage, bell pepper, and bean sprouts drizzled with a warm peanut sauce spiked with garlic, shallot, cumin, and lemon. Vegetarian one-bowl meal.

Homemade potstickers from scratch: hand-rolled dough wrappers filled with pork, napa cabbage, ginger and water chestnut, pan-fried crisp then steamed tender. Served with a soy, chili oil and vinegar dipping sauce.

Hot borscht inspired by the Russian Tea Room with shredded beets, cabbage, parsnip, and fresh dill. A classic Eastern European beet soup simmered in vegetable stock.

Braised red cabbage with tart apples, red wine, brown sugar, vinegar, and caraway seeds cooked in bacon drippings. A classic German side, good hot or cold.

Very simple fat-free ad-hoc cabbage in a tomato sauce.