Contributed By: LR
One pound cabbage equals 4 cups shredded or
2 cups cooked cabbage.
Choose firm heads that feel heavy for their size. Outer
leaves should look fresh, have good color, and be free
of blemishes.
A fast and easy way to remove leaves from cabbage is to cut around the core at the base of the cabbage. Remove the core and grasp each individual cabbage leaf at its base, rather than at the leaf's outer edge. Gently lift the cabbage leaf from the cabbage.
To shred the cabbage by hand, quarter and then core the cabbage. Separate the cabbage quarters into stacks so leaves will flatten when pressed lightly. Use a large knife to cut each stack of cabbage diagonally into thin shreds. To chop the cabbage, turn the pile of shredded cabbage widthwise, then cut the cabbage shreds into a fine dice.
For a crisper cabbage for cole slaws, shred the cabbage and soak it in salted ice water for 15 minutes and then drain.