How to Air Fry Cabbage - Sweetheart/Hispi Recipe

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How to Air Fry Cabbage - Sweetheart/Hispi Recipe

This How to Air Fry Cabbage recipe is a quick and easy way to do something a little different with a traditional seasonal vegetable. The leaves turn crisp and caramelised at the edges while staying soft in the middle which makes for a fun mix of textures. Whether you know it as a hispi, a pointed cabbage or sweetheart like me, this is an excellent way to cook and serve this leafy green.

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Chopping Board - Plastic

Sharp Knife - Large

Measuring Spoons

Mixing Bowl - Small

Silicone Pastry Brush

Cocktail Sticks

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

1 Sweetheart/Hispi/Pointed Cabbage - around 650g/23oz
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil - see notes
2 tsp Seasoning - see notes

Instructions

Add around 250ml water into the bottom of your air fryer basket. If your air fryer requires pre-heating, start this setting now.
Remove any outer leaves from the 1 Sweetheart/Hispi/Pointed Cabbage that aren't in good condition.
Use a sharp knife to cut off the very end of the cabbage root. You don't want to take so much off that the leaves start to separate but it does need cleaning up.
Use a large sharp knife to cut the cabbage in half. Start with the root end so you get an even cut.
Cut each half in half again, again starting at the root end.
If any of the leaves seem like they're going to fall off or separate, use cocktail sticks poked all the way through the cabbage to secure them.
Mix around 2 tbsp Oil and 2 tsp Seasoning in a small bowl.
Brush the seasoned oil all over the cabbage wedges.
Place the cabbage wedges into the air fryer basket. It's fine if they're a little snug fitting.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 180c/350f.
Carefully turn the wedges over.
Air fry for a further 5 minutes at 180c/350f.
Serve hot and be careful when moving the air fryer basket to wash it as there will still be water in the bottom.

Notes

Oil - Choose your oil to match your flavouring. For example use garlic, salt and rosemary with olive oil or for a more neutral flavour, sea salt and black pepper with vegetable oil.
Seasoning - Choose any seasoning mix, spices or dried/fresh herbs. Make sure that salt is included in the mix. You can also add a little citrus juice.
I used vegetable oil with a 50/50 mix of garlic salt and paprika.
The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I can just fit a quartered 650g cabbage in the basket at a time. This gives plenty of room to allow air to circulate.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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