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.
3. Cut your cabbage. It is common to slice cabbage into wedges or into long, slim shreds but you can boil your cabbage in any form or shape you prefer. #* Be sure to cut out the stem or centre of the cabbage. 1  Chop off any coarse stems that are at the bottom of the wedges you have cut.