Extra Easy Cabbage Fritters
If you are looking for more ways to use up humble cabbage, you can try this cabbage fritters recipe, which results in delicious golden, pan-fried fritters. These make a wonderful appetizer with sour cream or aioli, but they can also be part of a main meal with other dishes like roast meat or salad.
To make the cabbage fritters, the cabbage is first sliced and boiled until tender. Then, it gets combined with fried onions, egg, garlic, salt, pepper, and flour until combined. Then, it gets shaped into little cakes before being pan-fried until golden brown.
What are Cabbage Fritters?
These cabbage fritters are pan-fried cakes full of cabbage and onions. Fritters can be both savory or sweet, and usually focus on one main ingredient that is bound together with other ingredients. These cabbage fritters are combined with flour and egg, which binds the cabbage into a sticky mixture that holds together during the cooking process.
Pro Tips
- Pre-cook the cabbage or else it won’t cook through in the time it takes to fry the fritters.
- Use a non-stick skillet or well seasoned cast iron pan to ensure the fritters don’t stick during cooking.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to the fritters such as cooked corn, chopped mushrooms, cooked bell peppers, or green onions.
- Consider adding fresh herbs to the cabbage fritters such as dill, parsley, cilantro, thyme, or rosemary.
What to Serve with Cabbage Fritters?
These cabbage fritters are wonderful on their own but they can also be served with sour cream and dill or chives, or even a garlic aioli. They are also wonderful as part of a main meal with fries, rice, potatoes, and/or salad.
Can I Use Another Type of Cabbage?
Yes, if you don’t have green cabbage on hand, you could replace it with Chinese cabbage, Savoy cabbage, or even red cabbage.
Can I Add Other Ingredients to Cabbage Fritters?
Yes, the beauty with fritter recipes is they are easy to modify according to what you have in your kitchen. If you have some fresh herbs to use up, you can finely chop them and add them to the fritter mixture. Alternatively, if you are a little short on cabbage, you could add shredded carrots or zucchini, or cooked corn, bell peppers, or mushrooms to round up the vegetables.
What Type of Oil Should I Use for Frying?
Choose a type of oil that has a high smoke point such as vegetable oil or canola oil, as that will ensure the fritters form a nice golden crust. However, beef tallow would also be a great option if you are trying to avoid seed oils.
How to Store Cabbage Fritters
These cabbage fritters are best served as soon as they are made but if you have some left over, you can place them in a container in the fridge until you are ready to serve them. They can then be warmed up in the oven or in an air fryer if you would like them to be extra crispy.
Ingredients
How to Make Cabbage Fritters
Step 1: Core the cabbage and cut it into thin slices. Place it in a pot, cover it with water, and boil it for 10 minutes.
Step 1: Core the cabbage and cut it into thin slices. Place it in a pot, cover it with water, and boil it for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the onions and cook them until they are soft. Squeeze the excess moisture from the cabbage. In a bowl, combine the cabbage with the eggs, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and flour until combined.
Step 2: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the onions and cook them until they are soft. Squeeze the excess moisture from the cabbage. In a bowl, combine the cabbage with the eggs, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and flour until combined.
Step 3: Shape the cabbage mixture into patties. Heat the oil in a skillet; add the patties and cook them until golden brown on both sides.
Step 3: Shape the cabbage mixture into patties. Heat the oil in a skillet; add the patties and cook them until golden brown on both sides.
Step 4: Serve immediately!
Step 4: Serve immediately!
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