How To Sour Cabbage Food

SWEET-AND-SOUR CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 3/4 teaspoon caraway seeds and 1 minced garlic clove; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Halve 2 pounds carrots lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces; add to the skillet along with 1/2 cup water, 3 tablespoons each brown sugar and cider vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook 15 minutes. Stir in 4 cups shredded red cabbage and season with salt; cook 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Transfer to a bowl and top with torn fresh dill and parsley.

KACHMAN'S SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small pot heat oil.
• Add bacon and onion.
• Cook, stirring over med heat until onions are opaque and bacon is soft.
• Add dill and salt.
• Remove from heat and add to cooked rice.
• Let cool, this is the filling.
• Remove and separate cabbage leaves from head.
• Cut out hard core. (each leaf can be made into 3-4 pieces depending on the size of the leaf -- this comes with practice).
• Grease casserole dish.
• Place 1 Tbsp of filling on widest end of leaf.
• Fold sides in and roll up. Filling should not be hanging out.
• Place in casserole dish creating layers.
• Combine water and oil and pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover with lid or tinfoil.
• Bake in a 325°F oven 2 - 21/2 hours.
• You'll have to keep an eye on them to check that they don't dry out or turn brown. If they are turning color add more liquid. And bake till tender.
• Freezes well before cooking.
• *I like to place a couple of pieces of raw bacon on the top of the cabbage rolls before cooking. Also I have made 1/2 a head of cabbage into rolls and froze the other 1/2 of head whole, with no problems*.

SWEET AND SOUR STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Boil the heads of cabbage, one at a time, until softened but still firm, about 5 minutes. Remove and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Combine the ground beef, eggs, cooked rice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder, salt and pepper, and 1/2 cup ketchup in a bowl. Mix with your hands until well combined.
• Prepare the cabbage leaves by shaving a slice off of the large vein in the center of the leaves so they'll be easier to roll. Place a heaping spoonful of the filling in the center of the leaf. Fold in the left and right edges and roll up the leaf from the bottom, forming a tight cylinder. Secure with toothpicks if necessary. Continue filling and rolling the leaves; save the smaller cabbage leaves and set them aside.
• Chop the reserved cabbage leaves. Place the chopped cabbage in a large pot. Add the sliced onion, crushed tomatoes, raisins, sour salt (citric acid powder), salt and pepper, 1/2 cup ketchup, and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder. Stir in 1/2 cup of white sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Taste the sauce and adjust the sweetness, if desired, by adding the additional 1/2 cup of sugar. Place the cabbage rolls into the sauce. Pour the remaining 1 cup of ketchup on top of the rolls. Cover the pot, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Cook the rolls for 3 hours, basting the rolls every half hour.

SWEET-SOUR RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, caraway and celery seeds; set aside. Place cabbage and onion in a saucepan; add a small amount of water. Cover and steam until tender, about 15 minutes. , Add vinegar mixture; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

TO SOUR CABBAGE LEAVES RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Cut off bottom of cabbage heads(stump) Remove outer leaves and cut out core. Put cabbage heads in a crock or plastic tub, core holes facing up. Make brine using 3/4 c pickeling salt to 1 ice cream pail of lukewarm water. Heads must be covered in brine. To weigh down, put enough water in a garbage bag to keep heads down in brine and to form a covering for container. Place in warm shed. Leave till heads are soft and pliable. Length of time to cure depends on the weather. When ready, peel leaves off, remove rib, cut into cabbage roll size leaves. Roll into cylinders and put into jars, make sure brine covers leaves. You could also add 1/2 t cooking oil to each jar to help seal jars. Make sure lids are tight. Or easy way is to freeeze the whole pickelled cabbage head.

POLISH SOUR CABBAGE WITH MEAT

Steps:

• Put cabbage to large pan pour 200ml of water,next put to inside mushrooms, bay leaves, salt , pepper and cube of pork. Stir and simmer for 20minutes.
• Fry onion with meat for 10minutes and put to pan with sour cabbage. Simmer for 1hour. taste if cabbage will be to sour don't give a tomato puree but if not put tomato puree and stir. Simmer for next 1 hour.

GERMAN SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in water for 8-10 minutes; drain.
• Fry bacon and remove from pan; Add onion and saute until limp, 3-5 minutes.
• Add sugar and flour to bacon fat; blend until smooth.
• Add water, vinegar, and seasonings; cook until thick.
• Add diced bacon, and cabbage.
• Heat through.
• If bland, add more salt, sugar, or vinegar, whichever is needed.