One-pot cabbage & beans with white fish

One-pot cabbage & beans with white fish

This cabbage stew is based on a peasant dish from south-west France, called garbure, which is served with everything from duck to fish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a large sauté pan until starting to sizzle, add the bacon, then fry for a few mins. Add the onion, celery and carrots, then gently cook for 8-10 mins until softening, but not brown. Stir in the thyme and cabbage, then cook for a few mins until the cabbage starts to wilt. Pour in the wine, simmer until evaporated, then add the stock and beans. Season, cover the pan, then simmer gently for 10 mins until the cabbage is soft but still vibrant.
  2. When the cabbage is done, cook the fish. Season each fillet, then dust the skin with flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the fish, skin-side down, for 4 mins until crisp, then flip over and finish on the flesh side until cooked through. Serve each fish fillet on top of a pile of cabbage with a few small potatoes, if you like.
Try

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Cutting a cabbage into wedges and cooking it in a lidded pan with a small amount of chicken stock and a knob of butter until wilted. Serve the cabbage with its buttery juices.

PER SERVING

423 kcalories, protein 42.0g, carbohydrate 29.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 13.0g, salt 1.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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  • Binder photo Jane

    21 February 2009

    Jane rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Saw this in the magazine and thought it would work - and it does! Didn't think before that cabbage and fish went together but done this way, it's tasty and we enjoyed it with sea bass fillets. Will try it again with chicken, and might add garlic to it.

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  • Binder photo Naomi

    26 February 2009

    Naomi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is one of the few dishes that actually makes you feel healthy by simply eating it. I don't eat meat so added the bacon to my husbands meal at the end. I will definately be making this again.

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  • Binder photo loopyloo

    27 February 2009

    loopyloo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    If a boys aged 12 and 10 and a little girl just aged 3 wolfed this down it can't be bad - did it with some very fresh Pollack and it was a lovely warming dinner - the boys even asked for the juices in the bottom of the pan and a slice of bread to mop up ! Used smoked Lardons rather than streaky gave it a bit more of a chunky feel. Recommend.

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  • Binder photo Carol

    27 February 2009

    Carol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We had this last night and it was a great success, couldn't get hake so had whiting instead and it was lovely. I will definitely be making the cabbage and beans again as it will go with lots of other things. We are off to France in a couple of weeks so will be making this recipe for some friends over there when they visit.

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  • Binder photo JoFo

    04 March 2009

    JoFo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was absolutely brilliant - I did have problems with the fish sticking in the pan, so next time I will grill rather than fry - but the flavours were amazing, and it was so easy to do! Will definitely be making this one again.

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  • Binder photo Janet

    06 March 2009

    Janet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Possibly the best use for cabbage ever! Made this twice and used anchovies instead of bacon the second time.

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  • Binder photo Louise

    11 July 2009

    Louise commented on this recipe

    We tried this last night & didnt like it. We found it very bland & uninteresting.

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  • Binder photo Louise

    11 July 2009

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    We tried this last night & didnt enjoy it al all. It was very bland & uninteresting.

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  • Binder photo petlamb17

    16 July 2009

    petlamb17 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is so easy and so tasty, and a great healthy option - fab for weightwatchers everywhere!

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  • Binder photo asterixx20

    22 September 2009

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  • Binder photo janetfrombarnet

    03 December 2009

    janetfrombarnet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent - very tasty. I didn't have any bacon, and I used a pointed spring cabbage, which worked fine. I made twice as much as we needed and ate up the left overs with lamb chops.

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    27 January 2010

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    27 January 2010

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    27 January 2010

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  • Binder photo Belkey

    12 April 2010

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Have made this a couple of times now, it is a good seasonal staple dish with the added advantage of really getting loads of veggies into your diet. The last time I cooked it, I added the fish on top of the cabbage and beans to steam it as I couldn't really be bothered to get another pan out, and I am pleased to report that it worked well!

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  • Binder photo michelle's

    15 May 2010

    michelle's rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this tonight and it was sooo good!! We really enjoyed it. I didn't have any celery in when I went to get everything out of the fridge but didn't miss it at all. I used basa fillets and served with some crushed potatoes which really well with the dish. Very tasty!!

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  • Binder photo Lauren Ricci

    26 May 2010

    Lauren Ricci rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. I added finely chopped rosemary, garlic and a bay leaf to add more depth. Left out the celery and white wine. Also the coley fillets i used didn't have skin on so I just grilled the fish and placed it on top. Served with homemade granary seed loaf.

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  • Binder photo Simon Howes

    15 September 2010

    Simon Howes commented on this recipe

    This isn't anything like Garbure

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  • Binder photo teapot

    13 November 2010

    teapot rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Our fish was skinless and it stuck to the pan quite a bit. Will try grilling it next time as some other users suggested. The juices were very nice though, and it felt very healthy, despite the bacon!

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  • Binder photo Jane

    29 November 2010

    Jane commented on this recipe

    Made this tonight. Very easy and very tasty, will be making it again. I am always looking for tasty fish recipes and this fits the bill

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Super healthy

Ingredients

  • small knob of butter
  • 5 rashers smoked streaky bacon , chopped
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, diced
  • 2 carrots , diced
  • small bunch thyme
  • 1 Savoy cabbage , shredded
  • 4 tbsp white wine
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 410g can flageolet beans in water, drained

FOR THE FISH

  • 4 fillets sustainable white fish , such as hake, about 140g/5oz each, skin on
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
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PER SERVING

423 kcalories, protein 42.0g, carbohydrate 29.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 13.0g, salt 1.45 g

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