<p>Kevin Smith is a master butcher, chef, and co-owner of Beast &amp; Cleaver, The Peasant, and Little Beast in Seattle. The Peasant has been named a top Seattle restaurant by The Seattle Met, Eater, and The Infatuation. Kevin was also nominated for Best Emerging Chef by the James Beard Foundation.</p>

Kevin Smith

<p>Vegetable side dishes are often either an afterthought or a burden, either a perfunctory nod to “health” or unnecessarily complicated. This side of boiled and buttered vegetables is proof that a simple side dish can be amazing.
 
With little more than a pile of humble carrots and a head of cabbage, you can put together a delicious side dish that complements almost anything—<a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/ultimate-sunday-roast">a classic British Sunday roast</a>, <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/butterball-rotisserie-style-chicken">roast chicken</a>, <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/precision-pork-schnitzel">schnitzel</a>, <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/sous-vide-steak">steak</a>, you name it—in no time at all.</p>

Simple Buttered Vegetables