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.
Instructions. 1  Cut approx 1/4 inch off the bottom of the cabbage head and place the whole head in boiling water. 2  Boil about 2 minutes. Peel off the softened leaves. 3  Place remaining head back in the boiling water and repeat until all of the leaves are removed.  Remove any tough stems from cooked leaves.