How To Cut Cabbage - Homemade In The Kitchen

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Learn how to cut cabbage into squares with step by step photos for recipes like Haluski and Corned Beef and Cabbage.

As I was making my Corned Beef and Cabbage On Stove Top, I decided to shoot a tutorial on how to cut cabbage into squares.

This isn’t my typical recipe post, but I do get asked a lot about how to chop cabbage.

Cabbage is one of those vegetables I love eating, but it’s so annoying to buy and chop.

First, there is no such thing as a small cabbage. The “smallest” head is about 2 pounds. When you’re cooking for two, that’s enough cabbage to last all week!

Once in awhile, a local farm will halve cabbage heads, wrap each piece into plastic wrap, then sell the halves. However, this isn’t common practice so I try not to rely on it.

Then you have to cut the cabbage. It’s actually easy to chop cabbage once you know where to cut, but it’s not intuitive.

That’s why I took step by step photos to show you how to chop cabbage into squares (or at least as square as cabbage can be).

This is the cut I use for my corned beef and cabbage as well as my Haluski and Stuffed Cabbage Soup.

This guide focuses solely on green cabbage, but you can use this same technique for red cabbage as well.

Chopping Cabbage Ahead Of Time

I prefer cutting up a whole head of cabbage all at once, dividing the chopped cabbage into 3-4 serving containers, then refrigerating until ready to cook.

That way my prep is done for the week (or even 2 weeks!). All I have to do now is grab and dump.

Bonus tip – I do the same thing with onion. It’s so much easier to cook when your onion is all ready to go.

How To Cut Cabbage

Step 1: First, cut the cabbage down the middle, splitting it into two equal halves.

Step 2: Next, place each half flat side down and cut down the middle. You should now have 4 quarters.

Step 3: Locate the stem for each quarter. This is called the core. Cut off the core because you don’t want to eat this part.

Step 4: Now place each quarter flat side down. Cut it into slices.

Step 5: Finally, cut the slices into squares, much like you would with dicing a carrot.

Now that you have enough chopped cabbage to last all week, check out my recipes for what to do with leftover cabbage.

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Ingredients

• 1 head green cabbage

Instructions

1. Cut the cabbage down the middle, splitting it into two equal halves.
2. Place each half flat side down and cut down themiddle. You should now have 4 quarters.
3. Locate the stem for each quarter. This is called the core.Cut off the core because you don't want to eat this part
4. Place each quarter flat side down. Cut it into slices.
5. Cut the slices into squares, much like you wouldwith dicing a carrot.

Notes

• Now that you cut your cabbage, you're ready for dinner! Check out my recipes for haluski, stove top corned beef and cabbage, and stuffed cabbage soup.

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Originally published March 9, 2020