RecipesApicius

Cabbage with Olives

Apicius 3.9.5 · 4th century AD

Latin

aliter: cauliculos condies ut supra admisces olibas uirides et simul ferueant.

English

Another way: dress cabbage shoots as above, mix in green olives, and let them boil together.

Ingredients

  • 500g cabbage, chopped into thin strips
  • 150g green olives, pitted
  • 2 Tb fish sauce
  • 3 Tb white wine
  • 3 Tb olive oil
  • 2 tsp cumin

Method

  1. Add the green olives and cabbage to a large frying pan or wok along with about 100 ml of water. Cook for 5 or so minutes, until the cabbage is tender and the water has evaporated.
  2. Add the fish sauce, white wine, olive oil, and cumin to the frying pan. Cook for a further minute or two until most of the liquid has evaporated.