Storage
You can keep purple pointed cabbage in the fridge for several weeks. It can also be stored on the fruit rack, but its shelf life will be shorter.

Ready-to-eat (pre-cut) purple pointed cabbage can be kept in the fridge for a few days, covered with cling film.

Fresh purple pointed cabbage can be stored in the freezer after blanching (2-4 minutes) for up to 12 months.

Cooked purple pointed cabbage can be stored in the fridge for 2 days or in the freezer for 3 months in a sealed storage container.

How can you tell if fresh purple pointed cabbage is no longer good? The cabbage is mouldy or discoloured. You can recognise this decay by smelling or looking carefully.

Preparation
Wash the purple pointed cabbage with plenty of water. Cut the purple pointed cabbage lengthwise. If necessary, remove the outer leaves and cut out the stalk. Then you can cut purple pointed cabbage into strips and prepare further.

Storage times

Raw purple pointed cabbage
Refrigerator: 2-4 weeks
Fruit bowl: 1-2 weeks
Freezer: 12 months

Cooked purple pointed cabbage
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 3 months

Preparation times

Cooking: 10 - 15 minutes
Stir-frying: 7 - 10 minutes
Microwave oven: 7 - 12 minutes
Braising: approx. 15 minutes
Steaming: 15 - 20 minutes

Cleaning purple pointed cabbage

See preparing.