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.
But if you are the one whoâs going to prepare the dish, you would want to know a few tips to remove its unpleasant smell which can sadly last for hours. There are actually several ways you can employ to tone down, if not totally eliminate the smell of boiled cabbage. But first, you have to understand where the smell is coming from. Cabbage releases a gas called hydrogen sulphide when boiled â now that is what you can smell. As the boiling time reaches five minutes or more, the smell becomes stronger. If you dislike smelling that smell, cut your boiling time to under five minutes.