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Sason:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on October 20, 2013, 07:20:53 am ---Krautwickel!
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Kåldolmar! ;D
That's exactly what I had in mind, Chrissi!
There's another Swedish dish where you chop the cabbage and layer it with the minced meat in an oven pan. The cabbage on the bottom and top, meat in between. Then bake it in the oven. We had it in school. That's one of the very few (probably the only one) traditional Swedish dishes that I didn't find revolting.
Front-Ranger:
Oh, I just love seeing these international recipes! Might you let us know what kind of herbs you use in the cabbage rolls? If I recall, the seasonings really make the dish. Do you use caraway seed?
I am tempted to make these with chard rather than cabbage because the kind of cabbage available in our stores has a tight head of leaves and doesn't roll up nicely. In the US we tend to put a lot of tomato sauce in our cabbage rolls, which I don't think really belongs there.
Another dish that uses cabbage (if you're a purist) is...fish tacos!!! There's a whole thread devoted to these goodies around here.
I seem to recall that Serious posted a long list of things you can do with cabbage. I'll try to unbury it.
I'm not a big fan of Savoy cabbage either, Chrissi, but there is one good recipe I like that uses it. It's veal saltimbocca.
Sason:
Lee, here's the kind of cabbage we use in Sweden:
I've never made this dish, but what I think you do is boil the cabbage leaves first, so they soften, and then use them to wrap the meat. It's a labor intensive dish, hence probably the simplified variation with layers.
Front-Ranger:
That looks like the same kind we use in the U.S., Sonja.
Now, here are Katherine's ideas for cabbage:
--- Quote ---I love cabbage, because it is nutritious, cheap and easy (especially if you buy those pre-chopped bags). The fresh farm-market stuff should be really good. Here are a few ideas:
Cut the cabbage in chunks, toss it with olive oil and roast it in the oven.
Make the traditional Irish dish colecannon: add boiled cabbage and onions to mashed potatoes. I also add grated cheddar.
Asian stir fry: Shredded cabbage and onions, red peppers, carrots sauteed in Asian flavors: peanut and sesame oil, garlic, rice wine or vinegar or fish sauce, soy sauce. Add shredded chicken. You can add rice or pasta to this, or just have the vegetables and chicken.
Cabbage soup: saute chopped onions, add flour to make roux, cook until roux is golden, add chicken broth, then add chopped potatoes, chopped ham, when potatoes are almost tender add shredded cabbage, cook until cabbage softens.
Chopped salad: chop lettuce into small pieces. Add shredded cabbage and whatever else you want in the salad, also finely chopped.
Also, when I make fish tacos I always top them with Southwestern cole slaw. I just mix shredded cabbage with chipotle-ranch dressing. Even my son loves it.
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Front-Ranger:
The other day I watched the teen version of "Chopped" on the Food Channel. I always find this show fascinating but when they line up people and eliminate, or "chop" one of them from competition, I find that excessively cruel. Especially when you have to watch the person walking away dejectedly and there is an interview with them about the experience of being "chopped." Maybe I am too much of a softie. It was doubly bad watching these brilliant teen chefs being chopped.
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