âº a person who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Unpleasant people in general. a dog in the manger idiom. a nasty piece of work idiom. a tough/hard nut idiom. a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom. bad lot.
Bring the water to a boil. Place shredded cabbage or wedges into the steamer basket and place the basket in the pan of boiling water. Cover and cook shredded cabbage for 5 to 8 minutes and wedges for 10 to 12 minutes. Cook only until tender-crisp.
It really helps to have a blanching basket to lower the cut cabbage into a pot of boiling water. Otherwise, you can just dump it in there and fish it out with a slotted spoon when itâs done. Blanch the cabbage for 2 min. Quickly remove the cabbage from the boiling water, and dunk it in a pot or large bowl of very cold water to stop the cooking process. You donât want to fully cook your cabbage, or itâll get mushy. Allow it to sit in cold water for about 2 min. Drain it off well.