Pressure cooker fried cabbage will be your new favorite meal if you love steamed cabbage with bacon! Made in just 3 minutes it’s our favorite side dish. Don’t you love your Instant Pot and Ninja Foodi?
I wasn’t a cabbage fan when I was younger either but when I became an adult I just love it!! This pressure cooker fried cabbage made me a lover. Recently I’ve made several easy Instant Pot recipes with it too! (originally published 8/18, participant in the Amazon program, affiliate links present)
If you’re ready for some flavorful cooked cabbage and sausage or bacon you’ll love this. The perfect side dish during the week we say.
- I started with Instant Pot stuffed cabbage casserole which is always a hit. Then I made Instant Pot stuffed cabbage and couldn’t stop with all the cabbage recipes!!
Have you tried Instant Pot cabbage??
- Of course you can make it in your Ninja Foodi or Crock Pot Express too. Any brand works.
- We’ve even made cabbage wedges with a bit of crisp to them in our Foodi, and our air fryer cabbage has been a game changer too.
- Can you tell I’ve been on a cabbage kick lately? 😉
Any way you choose to do it you just pressure cook for a few minutes with some chicken broth and salt and pepper to taste on high pressure and BAM! Ok…there are a few other secret ingredients, but seriously it will make you love cabbage too.
- Ok, so it’s not really fried in this case but amazing is how to describe it…….
Is cabbage better for you raw or cooked?
Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers and many other vegetables supply more antioxidants to the body than they do when raw. There is a BEST way to cook it though, you need to boil or steam it to maintain the vitamins.
I will start by saying if you have a family recipe for fried cabbage then by all means use those measurements and seasonings and just follow my instructions as far as how much liquid to add and how long to cook it.
- If you don’t then this is the way I have made it several times and we all love it……
This pressure cooker fried cabbage is a version of my grandmother’s recipe with a few additions and she of course made it on the stovetop where I am using my 6 qt. Instant Pot to make it cook quick!
- What goes good with fried cabbage? We think bacon is a must! You could dice up precooked sausage links and add them into the mix too. That isn’t the traditional add in but make it your own creation y’all!
This is what you’ll need to make our 3 minute Instant Pot fried cabbage recipe:
- Head of cabbage
- chop cabbage into 1″x 1″ squares basically
How do you cut cabbage for fried cabbage? This is not rocket science but here it goes: Just cut the hard stem off the bottom, then slice the head in half. Put the flat end on your cutting board and slice 4x vertically, then 5x (or so) horizontally so you get squares
- Voila’, makes sense right? You just want equally sized cabbage squares so every piece is as tender as the next
- Tip: If you like it a bit firmer cut larger squares, softer = smaller squares.
Continuing on………
- Bacon is great, I like uncured regular (not thick) slices personally
- Vegetable broth – really you could use any style broth or stock you wanted
- Soy sauce
- Olive oil
- Spices
- Pinch of salt and pepper at the end are optional
- Onion
If you want to make this great recipe vegetarian style, then just leave out the bacon of course. 😉
Here’s a video showing you this quick cooking time, and how we make this easy fried cabbage recipe
If you’re looking for more easy or Instant Pot cabbage recipes we have a few!
- Pressure cooker cabbage soup is wonderful
- Easy Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage should be cooked more often than just for St. Patricks Day
- You’ve got to also try this pressure cooker chicken quinoa casserole
Our pressure cooker cabbage and noodles is a bit heartier version of this too!
Tips for making the best cabbage in a pressure cooker:
- Choose a small head of cabbage
- Discard end
- Slice it into about 5 thick slices
- Then cut those slices into 1″ x 1″ pieces
- Do not drain the bacon after you saute it
- Grease adds to the overall taste
- Make sure to deglaze your pot after sauteeing
- I HIGHLY suggest you get a non stick pot if you don’t already have one, little need to deglaze if you have one
- Quick release the steam
- Take lid off immediately and turn pot off when done, or cabbage will get too soft
Print recipe here:
Pressure Cooker Fried Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1 head cabbage
- 3 slices bacon optional
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 c vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 onion diced
- 3 tbsp soy sauce we used low sodium
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
Instructions
- Add your olive oil and diced bacon to your pressure cooker and set to saute. (can add your fresh onions now if you wish to soften)
- Cook until bacon is done, not crispy done but meat is cooked. Turn pressure cooker off/cancel! Scrape bottom of pot, add 1/4 c of your vegetable broth to deglaze bottom so burn notification doesn't come on.
- Cut your head of cabbage into chunks, separate leaves and add into your pressure cooker.
- Pour your remaining vegetable broth over your cabbage leaves.
- Sprinkle all spices and soy sauce on top as well as any type of onions you may want to add if they aren't in already.
- Stir gently to coat all leaves with spices.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 3 minutes (2 minutes if you want cabbage to be firmer).
- Do a quick release and enjoy!
Sadie Robinson says
The fried cabbage was easy and delicious. I have made cabbage on the stove for years until I got instant pot this year. Thanks for this recipe. Forever grateful,!
The Typical Mom says
Oh yeah glad it was a hit
Tosha O'NEAL says
This was perfect! I’ve been trying and trying to get cabbage like my mom made. It was…edible. your recipe was perfect. Thank you so much!
The Typical Mom says
Yay glad it was a hit
Mandi says
Husband said it’s the best cabbage he has ever had. He loved it, and he hates cabbage!
The Typical Mom says
Oh yay for this!! Made him a believer!
Brit says
Made this for dinner tonight and was superb! I did make a few changes such as browning the bacon and onions in butter, using chicken broth in place of the veg broth, added 5 chopped potatoes and used liquid aminos in place of soy sauce.
Karen says
did you cook longer with adding potatoes?
Julie Riggins says
I made this tonight in my foodi. I did use beef kabosa(instead of bacon), veg oil(i was out of olive oil), Beef broth, and worcestershire(instead of soy). It was amazing. I have had my foodi since thanksgiving and if i dont use the book of receipes i come here to you. This will be another fav.
Missy says
My instant pot don’t have a high pressure setting so what would I use?
Donna says
High is the default setting. Just do a manual setting for 3 minutes.
Traci says
I made this tonight and it was delicious.. I used ham instead of bacon and chicken broth for the liquid… I will be making this again and again and again… ?
The Typical Mom says
Yay glad you loved it
Megan says
I used chicken broth and substituted the soy sauce for Worcestershire sauce. My mom said it’s the best she’s ever tasted! Thanks for sharing!!
The Typical Mom says
yeah so glad!
Shanetta S. says
This is the ONLY recipe for cabbage I will use❤️
The Typical Mom says
Yay!!
Lynda says
This was fabulous! Served it for lunch with homemade kimchi. Cabbage was very soft with the 3 minutes combined with a quick release. Might try 2 minutes next time.
Carla H. says
Love this! Always a hit in our house. Try with Brats! Fabulous! Have made on stovetop for about 40 years. LOL!
The Typical Mom says
Yes!
TERRI COFFIN says
I made this last night and it was perfect! My hubs and I both LOVE cabbage and are always looking for different ways to fix it. We had it with fried pork chops and it was delicious! I’m trying to use my instant pot more too so this worked out great! Thanks for the recipe!
The Typical Mom says
Yeah glad you loved it
Kay Lowe says
I will be trying this tonight. I have been crazy about cabbage since the first of the year. My favorite recipe is one that is BAKED! It is very simple as well, just chop cabbage, add to a baking dish (spray w/pan spray first), sprinkle w/about 1 tsp sale and 1/2 tsp. pepper and appr. 1/2 stick butter. I take the butter and just cut it up over the cabbage. Sometimes I push some down into it. Bake at 380 degrees for about an hr (ck at 40-45 min for degree of tenderness). I just LOVE this! I hate veggies; had a father that would force me and I never grew up. I love this. So good.
Original recipe called for oil, either canola or olive oil, but she mentioned butter, and it tastes so good I don’t want to mess w/it. I will try this recipe for IP “fried” cabbage. My experiences w/cabbage in IP are that the cabbage turns out mushy. Maybe 2 mins will keep it from doing that.
Thanks for the recipe.
Kay Lowe says
Sorry, that was a tsp of SALT, and bake at 375, not 380. Thanks.
Karen Alexander says
We have a new fave!
The Typical Mom says
Yeah!!
Lo says
Loved this recipe! Will be part of Our St Patrick’s Day meal. Easy and so delish!
The Typical Mom says
Yeah!!
Lisa Kerley says
Could you double this recipe in the 6qt?!
Susan Marowski says
I only have the small instapot, would you just cut the recipe in half? Also would the cooking time be a little more? Please help!
justine says
Cut in half and use same timing. ?
Suzy says
Loving this recipe!
Nellie Tracy says
So tasty!
Cathy J says
Thus is my second to me making this, it’s sooooo good!
The Typical Mom says
It’s a fave here too
Gayle says
My grandmother made cabbage very similar to this but she would add noodles. I still make it and love it. I will have to try this new version.
Sparky says
I would love to get your recipe with the added noodles
The Typical Mom says
Will be posting this week!
Pam says
I don’t see where this was fried. But I did fry the cabbage before I added the liquid.
Very tasty. Thanks
Nikki says
This was amazing! The only real difference I made was using a chicken bouillon cube for the broth. So easy and there was none left!
The Typical Mom says
so glad you loved it!
Mary says
If you want to change it up, add a couple cans of stewed tomatoes chopped up! It’s so good
The Typical Mom says
OH good add!
Amy Hendricks says
This is a fantastic recipe we loved it
The Typical Mom says
So glad!!
Amanda says
This recipe is amazing. I am glad no one else in my family likes cabbage so I can eat it all!!!
Marie Czarnecki says
If you use a pressure cooker how long do you cook it, not for very long I suspect???
The Typical Mom says
Directions for pressure cooker in recipe card, an Instant Pot is a pressure cooker..or any other brand.
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
I’d happily eat this for dinner any night!
Lisa Grant says
This looks delcious! I really need an instant pot!
Dana Rodriguez says
I love fried cabbage. This looks really good!