TABELIAAUTHENTIC RECIPE
Verze StufateMilanese Braised Cabbage
A Milanese winter side dish of white cabbage slowly braised with butter, garlic and white wine. Cooking it until thoroughly tender brings out its sweetness, creating a rustic dish with depth.
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Ingredients (2 servings)
- White or Savoy cabbageRemove the core and roughly chop.500 g
- GarlicCrush.2 cloves
- Butter30 g
- White wine100 ml
- Black peppera little
- Salta little
Method
Cut the cabbage
- 1 Remove the core from the white cabbage and cut roughly into pieces about 5 cm square.
Release the garlic aroma
- 1 Melt the butter in a large pot and cook the garlic over medium heat for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
Coat the cabbage in butter
- 1 Add the white cabbage and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, coating it all with butter.
Braise with white wine
- 1 Add the white wine, salt and black pepper, cover and braise over low heat for 20–25 minutes.
- 2 Stir once during cooking.
Reduce the liquid and finish
- 1 If cooking liquid remains, evaporate it over medium heat.
Ready when
It is ready when the cabbage is tender and caramel-coloured.
About this dish
Winters in Lombardy are bitterly cold, and cabbage has long been valued as a vegetable that sustains the table through the season. Verze stufate is a side dish from around Milan, made by braising Savoy cabbage with white wine and butter.
Winter vegetable sides are often eaten in this region alongside meat dishes such as cotechino or brasato, and dishes of beans or grains. The cabbage’s sweetness and tenderness bring balance beside fatty foods and rich stews.
Savoy cabbage remains an essential winter vegetable in Lombardy’s home cooking. Behind the glamour of Milanese cuisine, this side dish endures as a source of winter warmth made from a vegetable that keeps well.
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