Irenes Wilted Coleslaw Food

WILTED COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cabbage, onion, celery seed and salt; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Crumble bacon over cabbage mixture. To the drippings, add sugar, vinegar and paprika; heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cabbage mixture and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

IRENE'S WILTED COLESLAW

Steps:

• Place green cabbage and onions through the processor. Place the cabbage and onion mixture in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar on top. Let stand.
• In a small saucepan, heat oil, sugar, vinegar, salt on medium heat until boiling.
• Pour mixture over cabbage mixture and mix well.
• Sprinkle celery seed over mixture and mix well.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.

WILTED CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Quarter, core and very thinly slice 1 small head green cabbage; transfer to a large bowl. Pour 4 cups salted boiling water over the cabbage and toss with tongs until wilted. Let sit 15 minutes. Drain, rinse and pat dry. Whisk 1/4 cup each white wine vinegar and olive oil, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in the bowl. Add the cabbage and toss well.

CONTRACTOR'S COLE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cabbage and carrots. In a smaller bowl, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed, sugar, salt and pepper. Toss dressing into cabbage mixture and let chill. Serve in a family style bowl.

OVERNIGHT COLESLAW

Steps:

• Place vegetables in large bowl. Set aside. In processing bowl Whisk vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, pepper and mayonnaise till smooth.
• Pour over vegetables and toss.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight stirring occasionally to blend flavours.
• Vegetables can be shredded mechanically or manually.
• 8 hours are cooling time.

GLAZED SEA SCALLOPS WITH WILTED NAPA CABBAGE COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl, toss the cabbage, carrot, and scallion with 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce mixture.
• Remove tough muscles from side of each scallop if necessary.
• Pat scallops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• In a heavy non-stick skillet just large enough to hold scallops in one layer, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops until golden and cooked through, about 2 minutes on each side.
• Transfer scallops to a bowl and add remaining soy sauce mixture to skillet and boil until reduced to a glaze.
• Add glaze to scallops and toss to coat well.
• Remove scallops and keep warm then add the slaw to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, just until cabbage is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Season slaw with salt and pepper.
• Serve slaw topped with scallops and garnished with scallion greens.

SOUTHERN WILTED COLESLAW

Steps:

• Place cabbage in large glass or china bowl. Sprinkle with onions, then pepper and sugar.
• Bring vinegar, oil, salt, mustard and celery seeds to a boil. Pour over vegetables.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate 12 hours or up to 3 days. Toss before serving.

WILTED RED CABBAGE AND BELL PEPPER SLAW

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring vinegar and water to a boil with sugar, salt, and mustard and simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes.
• In a large heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Add mustard seeds and sauté until they begin to pop. Stir in cabbage and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Add vinegar mixture and simmer vegetables 1 minute.
• Drain vegetables in a large fine sieve set over a saucepan and transfer them to a bowl. Boil liquid over moderately high heat until reduced to about 3 tablespoons and stir into vegetables. Chill slaw, covered, at least 1 hour or overnight.

TORTELLINI SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk dressing ingredients together shortly before serving.
• Cook tortellini according to package directions, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Place in a large bowl and toss with olive oil.
• Add prosciutto, turkey, provolone cheese, peas, carrots and bell pepper and toss.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Pour dressing over salad and toss.

WILTED COLESLAW FOR ONE PERSON

Steps:

• in a small bowl, combine cabbage, onion, celery seed and salt.
• set aside.
• in skillet, cook bacon till crisp.
• drain; reserving 1 tablespoons bacon dripping.
• crumble bacon over cabbage mixture.
• to drippings add sugar, vinegar, and paprika.
• stir and heat till sugar is dissolved.
• pour this over cabbage mixture and toss.