This dish of black-eyed peas and cabbage combines all the elements that are said to bring luck in the New Year. Cabbage provides wealth, and black-eyed peas bring luck. You won’t even notice the flavor of napa cabbage because it is so mild. Eat this on January 1 to ensure good fortune all through the year!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 25 |
| Yield: | 1 baked brie |
Ingredients
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon dry vermouth
- 1 (8 ounce) round Brie cheese
- 3 sheets phyllo dough
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir the shallot, garlic, white pepper, and vermouth together in a small bowl; set aside. Cut the rind off the top of the brie cheese, leaving a 1/4-inch lip around the edge. Place the brie cheese onto a baking sheet, and spoon the shallot mixture over top. Fold the phyllo sheets in half to make square pieces. Wrap the brie with the phyllo squares, tucking the edges underneath of the brie cheese. Trim the corners if needed to avoid tucking too much pastry underneath. You want complete enclosure, but without too much overlap. Brush the top with melted butter to make the pastry brown in the oven.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the phyllo has turned golden brown and the brie cheese is very soft, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.
- If you use phyllo, brush each layer with melted butter. This results in a crispier, fluffier crust, but takes a lot of work.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 48 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 75 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Absolutely delicious! My family lived this recipe. Perfect combo with the Brie, shallots and garlic. I’m definitely going to be making it again.
Used crescent roll sheet and definitely needed the extra bread for the strong taste of the brie. Went well with baked chicken breasts and asparagus! Used same seasonings on chicken with brie (seasoned salt, white pepper) and it was tasty.
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My daughter’s favourite. I added fig jam with walnuts. Simply delicious
So, after reading all the reviews…. I used puff pasrty and white wine. Since I was also making stuffed mushrooms, I added choped shroom stems. Absolutely delicious! Definetly a keeper! Also, I served it with a combo plate of crackers, apples and crostini.
Loved it. Did just as recipe. Just added black volcanic salt on top for looks. Great recipe.
I used puff pastry and it took about 45 minutes to puff up and brown. Very tasty recipe. Thanks
I love, love, love this recipe! I have made it many times for house parties since I first tried it two years ago and it has been a hit every time.
Delicious and smelled intoxicating while it baked. My husband and I loved it. We went the phyllo sheet + brushing layers with butter route, so assembly did take a bit of work but the result was a very flaky shell. We served it with granny smith apple slices.
The only tip I took from this recipe was….I did take the rind off the top prior to wrapping the brie. This makes an AMAZING difference! The brie melts soooo much better. I made it w the traditional raspberry jam, but next time I will try this recipe to a tee. Thanks so much for the tip!
Aside from the phyllo being difficult to work with this is an easy recipe and a big hit. I used shallot and vermouth but I could see substituting a green onion and/or white wine. I cooked this on a flat stone so it was easy to slide onto a serving plate. Easily served a dozen guests.
I modified this, but wanted to rate the combination of the savory ingredients with the Brie, which was excellent. The shallot, garlic, white pepper, and sauvignon blanc (no vermouth) sauteed together and baked over the Brie was wonderful. I used miniature phyllo pastry shells (baked on parchment paper unfilled for 5 minutes at 350), then put a small cube of Brie in each shell and topped the Brie cubes with small amounts of the sauteed shallot/garlic mixture, then baked at 300 for 4 minutes until the Brie melted. These little tartlets were great!
Better and easier with puff pastry and walnut-studded mango chutney on top of the brie. Wrap pastry up over top of brie and make a decoration on top with the folded up pastry.
This is a little tricky but really good.
Amazing. Everyone raved about this and asked for the recipe! I used white wine instead of vermouth and puff pastry, not phyllo. Will definitely make this again!
Really good- I added a handful of chopped mushrooms and sauteed them with the shallot and garlic in a little olive oil before adding the vermouth and putting it on top of the brie.
This was good! I could not get a shallot to save my life @ the grocery store, so I subbed green onion, which I thought worked out nicely. I am a lover of garlic, but I think if I make this again, I would cut back, as I thought it was a little too much. I wrapped mine in some crescent dough that needed to be used, perfect! I also had an issue cutting the top off while trying to leave a lip around the edge. Is there a trick to that, lol? I was able to make it work in the end, though. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hints: Puff pastry sheets cut the prep time dramatically! You can sub the vermouth for wine or whatever floats your boat. I keep meaning to take pictures so this recipe gets more popular. It really is delicious. If anybody takes a pic, please upload!
I made this recently for a Christmas Eve potluck and it was delish! I forgot my grocery list at home, so I improvised a bit. I also don’t like vermouth, so I used a dry white wine (a cheap sauvignon blanc). I followed the directions up to using the phyllo dough. I used a sheet of puff pastry instead, and used toothpicks to hold the pastry together on top. After that, I used a quick spray of Pam on the top and sprinkled rosemary on it. Next time I make this, I will defnitely used the phyllo dough, as the puff pastry did not brown enough/get flaky enough for me. It’s delicious! Give it a try! All of the ladies at the potluck asked for the recipe.