Here’s a simple, comforting Cabbage Dumplings recipe 🥬🥟
(This version is soft, homemade dumplings cooked with cabbage—very popular in Southern and old-fashioned cooking.)
Cabbage Dumplings
Ingredients (serves ~4)
- 1 small head cabbage, chopped
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
Dumplings
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾–1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Cook cabbage
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add cabbage and onion. Cook 5–7 minutes until slightly softened.
- Pour in broth, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a gentle boil.
- Make dumpling dough
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in milk and melted butter until a thick, sticky dough forms.
- Add dumplings
- Reduce broth to a simmer.
- Drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough directly on top of the cabbage.
- Cover the pot tightly and do not lift the lid.
- Cook
- Simmer covered for 12–15 minutes until dumplings are fluffy and cooked through.
- Serve
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve hot, spooning broth and cabbage over the dumplings.
Tips & Variations
- Add smoked sausage or bacon for extra flavor
- For richer dumplings, replace some milk with buttermilk
- Can add carrots or potatoes to the cabbage
- For thinner, noodle-style dumplings, roll dough thin and cut into strips
If you want, I can share a fried cabbage dumpling version, German-style cabbage dumplings, or a quick biscuit-dough shortcut.
