594162 Sat Feb 07 04:43:00 -0800 2009 56 31 Home Cooking 0 4395460 There it sits in the frig... don't want to make stuffed cabbage or have to buy a lot of other ingredients. Any advice or ideas? Thanks, P Sat Feb 07 04:43:00 -0800 2009 15687 PamelaD 1 4395472 Ina Garten has a good, simple recipe where she shreds up Savoy cabbage and cooks it slowly in butter and then adds salt, pepper & walnuts. Don't have the recipe, but that's it and you can do it to taste. It is delicious. I'm also currently enamored of a Deborah Madison recipe where you core and quarter the head of cabbage and set it in a steamer w/cubed extra-firm tofu on top. S&P the whole lot and steam 'til the cabbage is tender. Then serve it up and drizzle it w/a peanut sauce (again, no recipe handy, but creamy PB, a little chili paste, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, little crushed garlic - thin w/warm water and make to taste). It's very simple, healthy (depending on how much sauce you use!) & delicious too. Sat Feb 07 04:59:09 -0800 2009 4395460 11404 gansu girl 2 4395604 I have been making simple cabbage in butter for years, I haven't added walnuts ... sounds good, I add some red pepper and salt and pepper and caraway seeds if I had some, a dash of red wine vinager and shallots. It is very good. Also grilled in wedges, Olive oil, salt and pepper and drizzle with balsamic when done. Excellent Add diced potatoes, fresh thyme, shallots and scallions. Add some broth and saute until done. It is excellent. Cabbage cut up as slaw, a hundred ways of course Also, mixed with quartered potatoes, carrots, onions and brats or sausage is classic Cabbage soup is amazing with some cream, sherry, potatoes, purred slightly, herbs, it is great Also, sauteed cabbage with bacon, onion and potatoes, I actually use diced from the store (I cheated) some bacon and onion and saute, bacon first, then the potatoes and onion and then the cabbage. Put in a casserole dish, Add some crunched up croutons on top, add a little broth to the casserole and top with grueyere cheese or swiss and then bake for 30 minutes. Amazing side dish. I use cabbage too in stir fry meals, I love it. Sat Feb 07 06:35:51 -0800 2009 4395472 232829 kchurchill5 2 4396404 If you make that tofu one, let me know how it turns out. I've got the tofu but no cabbage (easy to fix!) Sat Feb 07 13:20:13 -0800 2009 4395472 110426 Boccone Dolce 2 4405753 I've got the cabbage and no butter. Can I use olive oil instead? Tue Feb 10 18:19:41 -0800 2009 4395472 217807 cheesecake17 2 4411455 If you like pork or smoked sausages like Kielbasa..... 1. Render a pound of bacon slices cut down to one inch pieces. 2. Shred the cabbage fine, or not, with a knife (like cole slaw) 3. Cook down with butter/olive oil, salt and pepper 4. make it soft, but not too soft.... Thu Feb 12 12:20:52 -0800 2009 4395472 123497 fourunder 2 4414897 I have to second the Deborah Madison recipe. I think gansu got the "recipe" right. We eat that over steamed brown rice, simple, good and filling! Fri Feb 13 12:18:19 -0800 2009 4395472 16109 sweetTooth 1 4395480 slice it up and fry up with a bit of oil, lots and lots of garlic , S/P and hot pepper flakes. A squirt of lemon juce after cooking. Make a nice side dish. In the summer, we core and quarter the cabbage, add a bit of s/p , butter and wrap in tin foil. Into the grill as we cook the rest of the meal Easy and delicious. Sat Feb 07 05:03:51 -0800 2009 4395460 11057 macca 2 4395488 Thanks macca and gansugirl, these are exactly the kind of ideas I was looking for! Sat Feb 07 05:05:59 -0800 2009 4395480 15687 PamelaD 2 4431316 Macca, I followed your advice and fried cabbage in olive oil with garlic, S/P and hot pepper flakes, and it was wonderful! I've braised cabbage, made slaw, boiled it, wilted it, stir-fried it, and I think my new favorite and go-to cabbage preparation is now your fried cabbage. Thanks for the suggestion. Thu Feb 19 04:00:36 -0800 2009 4395480 139725 janniecooks 1 4395507 A nice alternative to cooked cabbage is a wilted cabbage salad: For a whole green cabbage, wash, quarter and shred it. Put the cabbage in a bowl and cover with boiling water; let it stand for ten to fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, cook 4 to 5 strips of bacon until crisp. Drain the cabbage and pat dry; dry out the bowl and return the cabbage to the bowl. Season with salt, pepper and 3 tablespoons red vinegar. Mix in some of the bacon fat, toss well. Taste, and correct the seasonings. Crumble the bacon over the warm salad and serve immediately. For two servings, a quarter of a head of cabbage with 2 to 3 strips of bacon is sufficient. Good change of pace, and leftovers are delicious warmed slightly in the microwave. Sat Feb 07 05:19:17 -0800 2009 4395460 139725 janniecooks 1 4395565 Try Molly Stevens' "World's Best Braised Green Cabbage." It's wonderful! Sat Feb 07 06:06:10 -0800 2009 4395460 49600 CindyJ 2 4399626 Seconded. It was a former roommate's favorite recipe, one that I cooked for her when she was tired and overwhelmed. When I made it for her when she came to visit me several years later, she was so happy that she jumped up from the table to hug me. The recipe's here: http://www.ajc.com/eveningedge/content/living/food/0305/greencabbage031005.html Sun Feb 08 20:26:36 -0800 2009 4395565 39900 GilaB 1 4395576 i like sweet and sour slaw: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sweet-and-Sour-Slaw/Detail.aspx you can take it in a se asian direction using the "som tam" dressing, instead: http://www.burntmouth.com/2007/07/som-tam-thai-salad.html i've sauteed chopped cabbage in bacon grease, with onions, then have added chicken stock to make an easy soup. once i added a can of corned beef for another soup. i was surprised how good it turned out! ;-). always good: cabbage stewed with rutabagas! http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589822#4348028 btw, macca's cabbage on the grill (quartered, steamed with butter in foil) is really good. Sat Feb 07 06:17:30 -0800 2009 4395460 105717 alkapal 2 4396384 I love cabbage, and made a nice sweet and sour type slaw for superbowl. It turned out soooo good. I added scallions and golden raisens , trust me it was ohhhh so good! Sat Feb 07 13:08:08 -0800 2009 4395576 50431 chef chicklet 3 4397643 chef c, i like that idea of yours! the combo made me think of a julienned carrot salad, with raisins. old fashioned, but very tasty. i use one of those hand-held julienne shredders and it is quick and easy. ;-). similar to this: http://www.biggestlittlekitchenstore.com/merch/profile.shtml?index=1034044460_4765&cat=slice_chop_grate&loc=&listpage=1 Sun Feb 08 04:11:50 -0800 2009 4396384 105717 alkapal 4 4411380 Hey that's true! I love golden raisins so much more than reg, and they plum up even bigger in the rice vinegar dressing. I've made this with dried cherries before too. I think I love cabbage like you love your carrots! Thu Feb 12 12:03:10 -0800 2009 4397643 50431 chef chicklet 5 4413395 chef c, were you thinking of my carrot thread? ;-). http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/535586 i like it all! it is pretty to do a composed salad, but using sweet-sour slaw, carrot salad, beet salad, and maybe one more compatibly flavored salad with similar texture, like spokes or wedges on a wheel, or as a flag (bands). Fri Feb 13 04:42:39 -0800 2009 4411380 105717 alkapal 1 4395588 Not sure where you are but it has been cold (below normal cold where I live). In cold weather, cabbage soup absolutely rocks. onion, cabbage, garlic chicken stock S&P to taste. (other standard soup related spice/seasoning acceptable e.g., bay leaf) I've sometimes added kibasa or other meats in the fridge but not necessary. For starch component orzo, egg noodles or rice works well too. Dash of my favorite hot sauce and it is just great. Sou[ Sat Feb 07 06:24:21 -0800 2009 4395460 10639 Soup 2 4395716 I use the same ingredients for cabbage soup, plus diced kielbasa - browned in the soup pot before adding any other ingredients - chopped apple, wild rice, and sometimes apple cider. The original recipe I adapted called for caraway and although I'm not a big fan, I found that this soup benefits from 1/2 tsp per quart of soup. Slowly sauteed, cabbage becomes very tender, mild, and sweet. It's especially good when onions are sauteed along with it. As I've posted before, the secret ingredient in my meatloaf and meatballs is either sweated/steamed cabbage or coleslaw. The finished meat dish has additional moistness and tenderness that can't be recognized as cabbage. Sat Feb 07 07:46:55 -0800 2009 4395588 159317 greygarious 3 4397688 THese soups sound great and I just made some homemade chicken broth yesterday! Sun Feb 08 05:09:14 -0800 2009 4395716 15687 PamelaD 2 4396444 Add potato and kielbasa and that's what is waiting in the freezer. Sat Feb 07 13:39:19 -0800 2009 4395588 152043 TampaAurora 2 4421360 A good and unusual variation is to add the juice and rind of a lemon (just the yellow, pare off the white) plus some white wine before it simmers. Cook til gently done then puree, the lemon makes it fresh and not too heavy. Mon Feb 16 08:14:53 -0800 2009 4395588 13445 Louise 1 4395686 The other night I made pasta with cabbage - I cut the cabbage wide strips and steamed it. I browned some butter, added cooked fingerling potatoes to the butter, then added the steamed cabbage and tossed it all with whole wheat penne and grated cheese. Sat Feb 07 07:26:35 -0800 2009 4395460 85539 lupaglupa 2 4397282 And now I have my dinner plans for tomorrow night. Thanks for the great suggestion! Sat Feb 07 20:33:45 -0800 2009 4395686 130151 dmd_kc 1 4395761 Michael Ruhlman likes it on bread with peanut butter..... http://blog.ruhlman.com/ruhlmancom/2009/02/lunch-peanut-butter-and-cabbage-sandwich.html Sat Feb 07 08:14:27 -0800 2009 4395460 165381 BeckyAndTheBeanstock 2 4420298 I'll second this. Its actually pretty good. It tastes just like peanut butter on celery. But in sandwich form. Seriously, it totally works. Sun Feb 15 18:18:38 -0800 2009 4395761 101346 angs9 1 4395900 Uncle Chick's " Heart attack soup": (to prevent a HA or after you suffer one) 1 head of cabbage, cut into quarters or eights and take out hard stems. 1 28 oz can of whole tomatoes (genuine "San Marzanos" are the best but wacth for the sodium content).) 1 or 2 fresh jalapenos deseeded and diced. Throw it all in a stockpot, add just enough water to cover simmer for 45 mins or until cabbage is tender. It's virtually no fat, low salt, low carb, probably takes a couple more calories to digest than it contains... reasonable amount of fiber too. Amazingly good. Sat Feb 07 09:32:30 -0800 2009 4395460 154386 JRCann 2 4396401 Hmmm.....is that the same as the Cabbage Soup Diet recipe? No wait-that had Lipton Onion Soup mix or something. And maybe carrots. Sat Feb 07 13:18:13 -0800 2009 4395900 110426 Boccone Dolce 3 4397033 Has nothing to do with that... was handed down to me 36 years ago... Uncle Chick had a heart attack and this recipe came from his cardiologist. Adding a package of Liptons (can you say sodium?) completely defeats the point. Little did I know that 30 years later it would mean a lot to me (6 bypasses ironically called CABG surgery. ) Sure add carrots or any other veggie you like to enhance it (except celery which is high in sodium). Sat Feb 07 17:55:06 -0800 2009 4396401 154386 JRCann 3 4415044 I like the Diet Cabbage Soup Recipe - because it has a lot of vegetables, and tastes really good. http://www.cabbage-soup-diet.com/recipe.html Fri Feb 13 12:56:52 -0800 2009 4396401 124908 jeanmarieok 1 4396022 From Hubert Keller - Red and Green Cabbage Salad Dressed with Cumin Seeds and Sherry Vinegar http://www.fleurdelyssf.com/recipes/104_1.pdf Sat Feb 07 10:35:28 -0800 2009 4395460 32941 Rmis32 1 4396454 My heritage is Hungarian, so grew up with a lot of cabbage recipes. One of my favorites, which might require a run to the grocery store, is cabbage strudel. It's usually served as a side dish. Basically, you make a savory cabbage stuffing with sauteed onions, garlic, chopped cabbage, s&P cooked about 3/4 done. Butter 4-5 Filo dough sheets with lots of melted butter, layer in cabbage, roll up. You can make more than one roll. Rolls freeze well unbaked. To bake, preheat oven to 375, score top of studel in a couple of places, baked on greased baking sheet about 20-25 min. Cut in slices and serve hot. Very tasty! Sat Feb 07 13:42:40 -0800 2009 4395460 15139 Diane in Bexley 1 4397302 I blanch shredded cabbage for a minute or two, then drain and saute in olive oil with salt, pepper, and caraway seed. While all this is happening, toast fresh breadcrumbs in olive oil in a hot oven until crisp and light to medium brown. When the cabbage is tender but still has some crunch, toss in the breadcrumbs and serve hot. Great side dish for lots of different meats. My other standby is buttermilk cole slaw, but the hot side dish is better for now unless you're in say, Australia. (Those poor Aussies, what a terrible summer!) Sat Feb 07 20:43:00 -0800 2009 4395460 24126 amyzan 2 4397860 I love your simple olive oil, salt with the breadcrumbs, I have made that for years. Grandma and Gramps German. That is a great simple way to make cabbage, I love it. Sun Feb 08 07:09:15 -0800 2009 4397302 232829 kchurchill5 3 4405940 Thanks Kim! I got the idea from Alton Brown, but he was using crushed store bought croutons, which I find gruesome (the flavor, not the crushing!) This was a logical substitute to me. It's good to hear your German grandparents would approve! Tue Feb 10 19:41:29 -0800 2009 4397860 24126 amyzan 1 4399716 Make a cabbage lasagna. Just use it like you would lasagna noodles. Sun Feb 08 21:17:40 -0800 2009 4395460 203621 todao 2 4400585 Hey, now that is an interesting idea, especially since I have to eat gluten-free and can't have regular pasta. Have you even done this? P Mon Feb 09 09:18:03 -0800 2009 4399716 15687 PamelaD 1 4400589 I just stir-fry it; chop it into medium-small chunks or strips, your preference, get a wok or deep frying pan very hot, add some oil, throw in some onions, garlic and hot peppers, chopped, for just a few seconds, then the cabbage. After it gets hot and starts to wilt, add some soy sauce and let it cook for just a couple more minutes - don't overcook - it should still be slightly crunchy. Finish with a bit of toasted sesame oil, optionally. Delicious! Mon Feb 09 09:20:08 -0800 2009 4395460 98500 Bat Guano 1 4406239 Make Kapusta, a Polish dish. This is my own version. It is very important to let it cool and refrigerate overnight. It is a completely different dish the second day. Kapusta Ingredients --- 1/2 large onion, chopped 1/2 medium head of cabbage, chopped 1 can can 15 oz sauerkraut 1 large 28 oz can tomatoes, chopped 4 slices of bacon 1 cn beer (optional) 1/4 c. brown sugar 1 1/2-2 lbs. kielbasa salt and pepper to taste garlic to taste --- Instructions --- Fry bacon. Saute onion and garlic until brown. In a large pot or dutch oven, add onion, garlic, cabbage, sauerkraut, beer ( if using ), tomatoes, crumbled bacon, brown sugar, salt and pepper and enough water to fill the pot. Bring to a boil then simmer for 2 hours. Brown the kielbasa in olive oil and then cut kielbasa into 2 inch pieces. Add to kapusta. Cook for 30 minutes. Cool and then refrigerate. Serve warm the next day. Tue Feb 10 23:48:56 -0800 2009 4395460 22252 Lilbug 2 4416261 FYI, "kapusta" just means cabbage, not this preparation in particular. Fri Feb 13 20:47:07 -0800 2009 4406239 17737 Hunicsz 1 4411419 Being Irish I always make colcannon: 2 pounds russet potatoes 4 slices bacon 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 leek, rinsed and chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups shredded green cabbage 1/3 cup butter 1 cup hot milk 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. white pepper Peel potatoes and cube. Place in saucepan and cover with cold water. Place on high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large saucepan until crisp and browned, turning often while cooking. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain; crumble. To drippings remaining in saucepan, add olive oil. Cook onion, garlic, and leeks until crisp tender, about 3-5 minutes. Then add cabbage, cover, and cook for 6-10 minutes until cabbage is tender. When potatoes are cooked, drain and return potatoes to hot pot; shake over low heat for a few minutes to dry. Add butter and mash. Add milk and salt and pepper; beat until combined. Stir in bacon and cabbage mixture. Serve immediately, or place in serving dish and keep warm in 200 degrees F oven for 1 hour. Serves 6-8 Thu Feb 12 12:11:49 -0800 2009 4395460 259263 bigfellow 1 4411430 I also blanch shreds of cabbage quickly. Then I fry bacon chuncks (lardons) and add the cabbage when the bacon is half done and fry it up. (man, I can hear my arteries hardening as I think about it) Thu Feb 12 12:13:35 -0800 2009 4395460 259263 bigfellow 2 4411604 I love coleslaw. You have to when you get a CSA box with loads of cabbages during the cold months. I just shred it in the food processor and make various dressings, mayo, vinegar, garlic and a bit of REAL Dijon mustard and not that awful stuff that claims to be Dijon, whip that up and add to shredded cabbage and carrots. I also usually add some sliced green onions. Last week, for the first time, I also used a Napa cabbage to make kim chee! It's ready now and we're having it tonight. Can't wait to try it. Easy to make. I could eat about 3 truckloads of kim chee and now I can make it at home. Wahoooo! Thu Feb 12 13:02:23 -0800 2009 4411430 10245 oakjoan 2 4413398 oh, but bigfellow, the cabbage-y cruciferous healthfulness CANCELS OUT the bacon-y fattiness aspect. <crossing fingers, hoping> Fri Feb 13 04:44:47 -0800 2009 4411430 105717 alkapal 3 4414707 But it does have Baconnnnnnnn (whiping the drool away)!!! AND it tastes good together. Fri Feb 13 11:29:07 -0800 2009 4413398 259263 bigfellow 4 4420250 oh bigfellow, i see i didn't make my thoughts clear. i like the fact that one can eat the bacon BECAUSE the cabbage is healthful. count me " in" the bacon fan club! Sun Feb 15 17:58:19 -0800 2009 4414707 105717 alkapal 5 4421285 Hey, sometimes when the word Baconnnnnn is mentioned, I just start drooling and my brain locks up.......OK that happens when someone says Guinness too! LOL Mon Feb 16 07:47:32 -0800 2009 4420250 259263 bigfellow 6 4421515 bigfellow, when i see baconnnnn, i think of those beggin' strips commercials. ;-) !!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CErapf79rqM Mon Feb 16 09:00:43 -0800 2009 4421285 105717 alkapal 7 4422713 I love it!!! Mon Feb 16 15:08:05 -0800 2009 4421515 259263 bigfellow 1 4412211 Quite a while ago, I had a great recipe from Jane Brody. It was basically braised whole chicken and at the last part of cooking push into the liquid a whole bunch of carrots and a whole head of cabbage in wedges. Wow! The broth is great, the cabbage isn't overcooked, the carrots are toothsome and sweet. And a whole bunch of vitamins, etc. Very low fat. I could actually skip the chicken and just braise the veggies. The problem with cabbage is it's so often overcooked, then is stinky and mushy. Just cooked cabbage, not al dented but cooked through, is sweet and lovely and a little bitter and just a great change from our regular vegs. Thu Feb 12 15:48:03 -0800 2009 4395460 10844 berkleybabe 1 4412402 Make a rich beef broth. Shave the cabbage as thinly as possible. Just before serving, drop the cabbage into the broth to wilt. Top with a dollop of sour cream flavored with ground caraway seed. Thu Feb 12 16:54:33 -0800 2009 4395460 53369 Father Kitchen 1 4415359 Fish tacos. Garnish with shredded cabbage, yummy. Fri Feb 13 14:18:58 -0800 2009 4395460 21396 normalheightsfoodie 1 4421323 my best friend's mom has an amazing, simple, and different cole slaw recipe: salad (combine & chill 1 hour in advance) 2-3 lbs cabbage (she specifies napa but I've used every kind) 8oz blue cheese, crumbled dressing 1/3 c cider vinegar (again, I've used red wine and white balsamic successfully) 1/4tsp dry mustard 2 tsp celery seed 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar (I usually omit; have subbed honey!) 1/2 c minced yellow onion 3/4 c vegetable oil (I use olive because it's what I have) I used to make this for potlucks at work all the time--by popular demand--and it travels well if you put the dressing in a mason jar. the blue cheese is unexpected and delightful. Mon Feb 16 08:04:10 -0800 2009 4395460 67939 Sophia. 1 4421527 today, jacques pepin did a nice savoy cabbage with cream and dijon mustard, and shrimp, with salmon roe condiment. it looked very tasty, indeed! Mon Feb 16 09:03:54 -0800 2009 4395460 105717 alkapal 1 4423752 Cabbage au Gratin: Cut cabbage up a bit, cook it, drain, chop up a bit, make a cream(white) sauce, dump in a lot of shredded sharp cheddar cheese so that it becomes a cheese sauce, mix it up with the cabbage, bake in oven for a while. Freezes nicely. Mon Feb 16 22:00:45 -0800 2009 4395460 15521 Querencia 1 4829382 My Appalachian-derived great-grandma would have hacked up the head of cabbage into big hunks and boiled it until it was done, drained it, and served it with a salt shaker and a cruet of vinegar. And I have no quarrel with that at all. Sat Jul 04 10:42:15 -0700 2009 4395460 15521 Querencia