Low-Carb Butter Braised Cabbage with Crispy Ham

4.4 stars, average of 25 ratings

By Naomi Sherman, updated March 4 2022

I was talking food and recipes with my foodie sister recently and she mentioned that her kids are weird, in that they love her butter braised cabbage.

I heard butter and I heard cabbage and my mind went, hmmmmm… Here is the result, soft, velvety cabbage in a rich buttery sauce.

This high-fat dish is ideal as a side with lean meat cuts such as pork tenderloin, beef sirloin, chicken breasts or white fish. If you practice intermittent fasting and only eat one or two high energy meals per day, feel free to serve it with fatty meat cuts such as pork belly, beef ribeye or fatty fish such as salmon.

I’m with her kids, I love it too! Enjoy!

0 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes

Hands-on 10 minutes Overall 2 hours 15 minutes

Serving size about 1 cup

Allergy information for Low-Carb Butter Braised Cabbage with Crispy Ham

✔ Gluten free

✔ Egg free

✔ Nut free

✔ Avocado free

✔ Coconut free

✔ Fish free

✔ Shellfish free

Low FODMAP

Nutritional values (per serving, about 1 cup)

Net carbs5 grams

Protein8.2 grams

Fat48.4 grams

Calories489 kcal

Calories from carbs 4%, protein 7%, fat 89%

Total carbs8.7 gramsFiber3.8 gramsSugars4.8 gramsSaturated fat29.3 gramsSodium741 mg(32% RDA)Magnesium19 mg(5% RDA)Potassium269 mg(13% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 4 servings)

¹/₂ head white or green cabbage (600 g/ 1.3 lb)
2 sticks unsalted butter (225 g/ 8 oz)
sea salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
6 slices prosciutto di Parma (90 g/ 3.2 oz)

Instructions

Slice cabbage and place it in a dutch oven or large saucepan.
Chop butter into chunks and sit on top of cabbage.
Put lid on pot and cook on low for about 2 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes to prevent burning. Do not put water in.
Heat oven to 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional). Place prosciutto on a rack over an oven tray and cook for 10-15 minutes until crispy.
Cool, then crumble roughly into a container.
Once cabbage is finished, serve with a healthy grind of black pepper and crumbled prosciutto on top.
Store in a container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, about 1 cup)

Net carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Cabbage, white, raw
5 g	1.9 g	0.2 g	38 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g	0.5 g	45.6 g	403 kcal
Salt, sea salt
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal
Prosciutto di Parma (Parma ham)
0 g	5.8 g	2.6 g	48 kcal
Total per serving, about 1 cup
5 g	8.2 g	48.4 g	489 kcal