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 know…I wasn’t a cabbage fan when I was younger either but when I became an adult I just love it!! My grandma used to put it in everything but I never thought of it until this year and recently I’ve made several easy Instant Pot recipes with it! This pressure cooker fried cabbage was next! 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. (originally published 8/18, affiliate links present)
- 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. 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…….
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!
AND we think bacon is a must…….
This is what you’ll need to make our 3 minute pressure cooker fried cabbage recipe:
- Head of cabbage
- chop cabbage into 1″x 1″ squares basically
- Bacon
- Vegetable broth
- 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. đŸ˜‰
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 simple 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!
Kay Lowe says
04/03/2019 at 11:28 pmI 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
04/03/2019 at 11:31 pmSorry, that was a tsp of SALT, and bake at 375, not 380. Thanks.
Karen Alexander says
04/01/2019 at 5:26 pmWe have a new fave!
The Typical Mom says
04/02/2019 at 8:58 amYeah!!
Lo says
03/18/2019 at 3:01 pmLoved this recipe! Will be part of Our St Patrick’s Day meal. Easy and so delish!
The Typical Mom says
03/18/2019 at 6:34 pmYeah!!
Lisa Kerley says
03/17/2019 at 6:47 amCould you double this recipe in the 6qt?!
Susan Marowski says
03/09/2019 at 3:50 pmI 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
03/09/2019 at 5:04 pmCut in half and use same timing. đŸ˜ƒ
Suzy says
03/07/2019 at 11:07 amLoving this recipe!
Nellie Tracy says
03/07/2019 at 10:53 amSo tasty!
Cathy J says
02/04/2019 at 6:54 amThus is my second to me making this, it’s sooooo good!
The Typical Mom says
02/04/2019 at 9:27 amIt’s a fave here too
Gayle says
01/20/2019 at 1:29 pmMy 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
04/21/2019 at 8:28 amI would love to get your recipe with the added noodles
The Typical Mom says
04/22/2019 at 10:01 amWill be posting this week!
Pam says
01/13/2019 at 4:25 pmI don’t see where this was fried. But I did fry the cabbage before I added the liquid.
Very tasty. Thanks
Nikki says
12/16/2018 at 6:51 pmThis 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
12/17/2018 at 2:05 pmso glad you loved it!
Mary says
10/24/2018 at 6:11 amIf you want to change it up, add a couple cans of stewed tomatoes chopped up! It’s so good
The Typical Mom says
10/24/2018 at 11:30 amOH good add!
Amy Hendricks says
10/11/2018 at 11:28 amThis is a fantastic recipe we loved it
The Typical Mom says
10/11/2018 at 12:44 pmSo glad!!
Amanda says
09/25/2018 at 9:11 amThis recipe is amazing. I am glad no one else in my family likes cabbage so I can eat it all!!!
Marie Czarnecki says
09/19/2018 at 7:59 pmIf you use a pressure cooker how long do you cook it, not for very long I suspect???
The Typical Mom says
09/22/2018 at 7:28 pmDirections for pressure cooker in recipe card, an Instant Pot is a pressure cooker..or any other brand.
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
09/13/2018 at 11:00 amI’d happily eat this for dinner any night!
Lisa Grant says
09/12/2018 at 7:52 amThis looks delcious! I really need an instant pot!
Dana Rodriguez says
08/31/2018 at 5:36 pmI love fried cabbage. This looks really good!