Hungarian Cabbage Bake Food

HUNGARIAN CABBAGE BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken with paprika; brown on all sides. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, place cabbage in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Cover tightly. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Arrange apples and onion over cabbage. Sprinkle with caraway, lemon zest and sugar. Top with chicken pieces. Cover; bake for 30 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and cabbage is tender. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese, if desired. Return to the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

HUNGARIAN RAKOTT KAPOSZTA, CABBAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, medium heat, fry the onions and garlic in the butter until golden.
• Add caraway seeds.
• Stir in the cabbage and mix well, add a few teaspoons of water and cook until the cabbage has just turned bright green.
• Stir in the dill and half the paprika.
• Place half the cabbage mixture in a 13x9" casserole dish, then put a layer of potato, cheese and apples.
• Cover with remaining cabbage mixture.
• Sprinkle with the vinegar and dust with the remaining paprika.
• Bake covered for 45 minutes 325F oven.
• Uncover and bake until the casserole is lightly brown, approximately 15 minutes.
• Let cool for a few minutes and serve with sour cream or yogurt on the side.

HUNGARIAN CABBAGE WITH NOODLES (KáPOSZTáS TéSZTA)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large skillet or Dutch oven , sauté cabbage and onion in butter until golden brown and tender. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix with cooked egg noodles. Adjust seasonings and rewarm if necessary to serve piping hot.

HUNGARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Remove core from head of cabbage. Place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; boil until outer leaves loosen from head. Lift out cabbage; remove softened leaves. Return to boiling water to soften more leaves. Repeat until all leaves are removed. Remove tough center stalk from each leaf. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; set remaining leaves aside., Spoon half of the sauerkraut into a Dutch oven; set aside. In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, rice, salt, pepper and egg. In a saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels. In drippings, saute onion and garlic until tender. Add bacon and half of onion mixture to meat mixture; mix well. , Preheat oven to 325°. Place about 3 tablespoons filling on each cabbage leaf. Roll up, tucking in sides. Place rolls, seam side down, on sauerkraut in Dutch oven. Coarsely chop reserved cabbage leaves; place over rolls. To remaining onion mixture, add paprika, cayenne, tomatoes, caraway seeds, water and remaining sauerkraut. Cook until heated through. Pour over rolls. , Cover and bake for 1 hour 45 minutes. In a small bowl, gradually stir flour into sour cream. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons hot cooking liquid; mix well. Spoon over cabbage rolls. Bake, uncovered, until sauce is thickened, 15-20 minutes.

CABBAGE ROLLS - REAL HUNGARIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Core cabbage, heat in salt water till leaves separate.
• Remove each leaf and drain in colander.
• FILLING--(2nd ingredient group):.
• To scald rice: Heat a generous amount of water in a heavy pan that will hold the heat.
• Make sure that the water will be more than enough to cover the rice.
• Make sure the water is at a rolling boil, if rice is not scalded enough it will be crunchy!
• Let stand for at least 5 minutes.
• Rinse with cold water, draining with sieve, then mix into rest of filling ingredients.
• Now fill the cabbage leaves with filling mixture; folding leaves.
• While rolling pigs, start cooking the stewing sauce in another pot.
• STEWING SAUCE--(3rd ingredient group):.
• Mix group together, bring to a boil, then simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• TO ASSEMBLE:.
• Line the roaster with: sauce, layer of pigs, more sauce, sprinkle with bacon crumbs, layer of pigs, layer of sauce, sprinkle with bacon crumbs etc.
• Set oven at 350°F.
• Cover roaster, and once all comes to a kind of a boil, reduce temperature to about 300°F so it doesn't boil over.
• Cook about 2 more hours.
• The smoked sausage is optional.
• If using, mix it in among the other ingredients.
• NOTE: 3/8 cup dehydrated onions may be used instead of 2 small onions in recipe.

GRANDMA'S HUNGARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE, SLOW COOKER VARIATION

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook cabbage in boiling water until outer leaves pull away easily from the head, 3 to 5 minutes. Separate leaves and let cool. Reserve 1 1/2 cup cooking water.
• Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in wet rice; cook and stir until moisture evaporates, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool, about 5 minutes.
• Mix beef, sausage, and egg together in a large bowl. Stir in cooled rice mixture.
• Place a golfball-sized amount of the beef mixture on the ribbed end of a cabbage leaf; roll up, tucking in the sides. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and cabbage leaves.
• Place rolls seam-side down in a slow cooker. Cover with tomato juice. Pour reserved cooking water on top.
• Cook on High for 30 minutes. Switch to Low and cook for 6 1/2 hours.