Cabbage Something Different Please

[Cookie]

Cabbage is either steamed or boiled in our house but I would love some different tried and tested recipes for cabbage. Has anyone got any please?

[malcolmx]

interleave with chesse(hard) and mince cover with thinly sliced par boiled pots and bake

wrap joints of rabbit or venison in butter and cabbage and wrap all round with foil and steam or bake

[Cookie]

That sounds nice Malcolm it's a bit like lasagne. I'll give this recipe a try as both cabbage and lasagne go down well here thanks.

Do you leave the cabbage leaves whole or cut them up a bit?

I've never tried rabbit.................!

[froinsias]

I blanch the leaves for about 5 mins,allow to cool and pat dry. I then fill them with all sorts of left overs from curry and rice, pasta and sauce, vegetable cous cous etc. I then tie them with cotton in parcels place in a greased/oiled lasagne dish, drizzle with oil/melted butter then bake at 180c for 15-20 mins. serve with crusty bread and pickle......but remember to remove the cotton before serving!

[runnerbean]

1 Cabbage, sliced and washed, 1 large onion peeled and sliced, (3 or 4 rashers of bacon cut into pieces, optional ) 3 Tbs of marg or butter, freshly ground black pepper. In a heavy based saucepan melt marg or butter, add cabbage, onion, bacon, black pepper and mix well. Place lid on saucepan, and turn down heat to lowest setting, steam until soft, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick. Enjoy!

[Cookie]

Thanks both of you. These will be delicious!

Froinsias do you cut the cabbage rib from the leaves?

Runnerbean I do something very similar with broad beans so I know your cabbage recipe will go down well. Still haven't plucked the courage up to make dumplings!

[runnerbean]

C'mon Cookie, get those dumplings done, you won't know til you try, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, just try again. When making home made Minestrone soup, add finely sliced cabbage, delicious.!