Savoy Cabbage And Mushrooms Food

PASTA CARBONARA WITH CABBAGE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy skillet, preferably cast iron, over high. Cook mushrooms and bacon, stirring often, until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Reserve fat in skillet.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 1/2 cups pasta cooking liquid.
• Heat skillet with reserved fat over high. Add cabbage, press into an even layer, and cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes; season with remaining 3/4 tsp. salt. Turn cabbage with tongs, then continue to cook, undisturbed, until lightly charred in places and still crisp in others, about 2 minutes more.
• Whisk egg yolks, 1 oz. Parmesan, and 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid in a large bowl until a smooth, glossy sauce forms. Add pasta and stir to coat. Add reserved mushrooms and bacon, cabbage, pepper, and 1 oz. Parmesan and toss again, adding more pasta cooking liquid if needed to loosen sauce.
• Divide pasta among bowls. Top with more Parmesan.

VEAL IN SAVOY CABBAGE WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Put aside the cabbage. In a mixing bowl, mix by hand all the other ingredients, except sauce, and set aside. (This will be the filling to stuff the cabbage leaves.)
• Core out the centers of the cabbage. Place the whole cored cabbage in a large pot of boiling water. Boil until the leaves become slightly transparent. (Savoy cabbage cooks very quickly). Remove leaves from the water, 1 at a time.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll the meat mixture into 2-inch balls. Elongate slightly and place on individual cabbage leaves. Starting from core edge, roll cabbage with meat inside and tuck in sides to complete rolling process. Place in a covered roaster pan with some water and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cooked cabbage rolls from roaster pan, and place on a serving plate. Serve with mushroom sauce over top.
• In a saucepan, combine mushrooms and 4 cups water, and bring to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes or until mushrooms are soft. In a mixing bowl, mix flour and sour cream with 1/2 cup cold water, whisking until blended. Add mixture to mushrooms, stirring until blended. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

LONG-COOKING SAVOY CABBAGE, BACON AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Core and quarter cabbage, then slice into 1/4-inch strips (you will have about 12 cups).
• In a dutch oven or heavy large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add bacon and garlic and saute about 8 minutes, until bacon is cooked and garlic is a golden color.
• Add the salt, pepper, mushrooms and about half the cabbage, and put a lid on the pot for about 3 minutes, so cabbage will wilt down.
• Stir, then and add the remaining cabbage.
• Let it wilt again, then stir again.
• Remove the lid and simmer vegetables uncovered for at least an hour, adding water or broth if they get too dry.
• Serve over polenta or thin the sauce with some water and serve over pasta.
• This freezes and reheats well, making it great for once-a-month cooking.

CURRIED SAVOY CABBAGE SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut the savoy cabbage into wedges, core and shred it. Chop the onion. Remove leaves from the thyme sprigs. Peel and cube potato.
• Heat half of the butter in a high pan until butter melts. Lower heat and add the shredded savoy cabbage and onion. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add curry powder and mix. Add chopped potato, thyme leaves and stock. Increase heat, add a lid and cook on low/medium heat for 25-30 minutes.
• Slice the mushrooms and chop the parsley.
• Blend the soup with a hand blender. Add the cream. Check if more water or curry is needed. Season with salt and pepper if necessary. Warm the soup, but don't heat it too much, as the cream may curl (depending on the fat content of the cream and on the temperature you heat it).
• Heat the remaining butter in a skillet and fry the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Add parsley when mushrooms are cooked.
• SERVE:.
• Pour soup into bowls and top with mushrooms.

LONG-COOKING SAVOY CABBAGE, BACON, AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the bacon rashers into 1-inch pieces, or cut prosciutto end into pieces of similar size. Slice the mushrooms 1/8 inch thick or slightly thicker you should have 6 cups. Trim off tough, discolored, or loose leaves from the cabbage; slice it in half or quarters, and cut out the hard core. Slice the cabbage into shreds about 1/3 inch thick; you should have nearly 4 quarts!
• Pour the oil into the pan, strew in the garlic and bacon pieces, and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, as the bacon renders and the garlic sizzles and colors slightly. Don't let either get too crisp or brown. Add the peperoncino during this time, toasting it in a hot spot for a minute before stirring in.
• Pile all the cabbage and mushrooms in the pan; sprinkle the salt all over. Stir just a bit, to begin mixing the vegetables with the oil, bacon, and garlic. Cover the pan, turn down the heat slightly, and let the vegetables heat and begin to sweat for 3 or 4 minutes, then stir again. Cook, covered, and stir every couple of minutes it will get easier as the vegetables wilt until everything is mixed together.
• Continue to cook, covered, for an hour or so, as the cabbage and mushrooms continue to shrink and soften. Stir every now and then; adjust the heat so everything is sizzling and steaming but not darkening or sticking. Add 1/2 cup or so of broth or water to the pan whenever the vegetables seem too dry.
• Uncover the pan and cook for 45 minutes or longer, stirring frequently and moistening the sauce with broth or water at intervals. Adjust the heat to maintain the slow and steady concentration of the cabbage. Taste for salt, and add more if you wish. When the cab bage shreds are completely soft and there's about 1 1/2 quarts of sauce in the pan, remove it from the heat.
• Use the sauce immediately if you want. Store it in the refrigerator for a week, or freeze for use within several months.
• My Favorite Fresh Mushroom Mix
• I have to be honest and tell you that my favorite fresh-mushroom mix is one that has some of the amazing wild mushrooms we usually serve at the restaurant: fresh porcini, chanterelles, morels, and even wilder varieties! If any of these are available, you should certainly include them with ordinary cultivated mushrooms in any of the recipes in this book-even a few will add a special flavor.
• All of the recipes, however, will be delicious with the domestic cultivated mushroom types available in the supermarket: common (white) mushrooms and cremini are my standards. They must be firm and fresh, with caps tight to the stem. Size doesn't matter that much, though in some dishes I specify button mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms are good too but are often quite soft and will break up, so you don't get texture. Shiitake mushrooms are fine (use only the caps), though I generally will not use them for more than a quarter of my mushroom mix.
• Preparing mushrooms is not complicated. Trim away any tough parts-with odd-shaped mushrooms, just feel to determine what needs trimming. And don't soak mushrooms: wipe them with a damp paper towel to remove any grit or dirt.
• Good With . . .
• Tubular dry pasta
• Fresh mixed and whole-grain pasta
• Gnocchi
• As a topping for polenta or polenta pasticciata
• Risotto
• Grilled meats

SAVOY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the cabbage, and stir. Return to a boil, reduce to simmer, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Drain and chill.