Jamaican steamed cabbage and carrots

original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2018/04/jamaican-steamed-cabbage-and-carrots.html

Ingredients

1 whole cabbage

2 large carrots

4-5 tablespoons good coconut oil

1 onion

1 tomato

1 sweet pepper

2 teaspoon Salt or 1 to 2 boullion cubes

¼ teaspoon Black pepper

½ teaspoon Paprika

1 sprig fresh thyme

¼ teaspoon ground Allspice (optional)

Instructions

• Slice the cabbage and carrots into thin shreds
• Chop the onions tomato and sweet peppers
• Heat the coconut oil in a pan
• Saute the onions tomatoes and sweet peppers
• Add the salt/boullion, paprika, allspice and black pepper mix thoroughly
• Put the shredded cabbage and carrots on top and cover allowing it to wilt down
• After about 5 minutes covered stir everything together making sure all the seasonings and carrots and cabbage are coated in oil
• It will spring its own liquid and begin to soften, add the thyme and cover.
• Repeat this process for about 10 minutes until the cabbage is cooked. The carrot should still be slightly crunchy.
• If the flames are too high or you don't stir often enough the cabbage will burn and be bitter.
• Taste for seasoning, if more salt is needed add it and stir
• Serve with fried dumplings, rice or bread