Simmered Cabbage Food

SMOTHERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Combine water, ham hock, and pork shank in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until meat is cooked through, about 2 hours. Drain and set meat aside to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Remove meat from pork shank, chop into bite-sized pieces, and place in a bowl. Remove skin and meat from ham hock, chop into very small pieces, and add to the bowl, omitting skin if you prefer.
• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot, but not smoking. Add 1/4 of the cabbage to the hot skillet and saute until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 of the meat mixture. Add another 1/4 of the cabbage, cooking until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes, followed by another 1/4 of the meat mixture. Repeat until all cabbage and meat have been added. Season with salt and pepper. If mixture sticks to the skillet, add 1 to 2 tablespoons chicken broth.
• Slowly add remaining chicken broth to the cabbage-meat mixture in the skillet, give it a good stir, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until cabbage is tender, 30 to 45 minutes.

SIMMERED CABBAGE, CELERY, ONIONS, CARROTS IN BROTH/BASE

Steps:

• Note: You may use chicken bouillon cubes or vegetable broth or liquid chicken broth in place of chicken base and water.
• In large deep frying pan, pile the vegetables, dried onion and lemon pepper.
• Put the chicken base in water and microwave to dissolve or but all on top of veggies.
• Add olive oil on top and salt if desired. Put a lid on the pan and simmer on low heat. Mix with a spatula a few times. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Serve as a side dish.
• Options:.
• •Add 3 cups cooked rice or noodles and mix. Add margarine before adding.
• •Add 2 cups couscous and mix.
• •Add more chicken broth and add 2 tbsps cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water and thicken and serve over hard Chinese noodles or mashed potatoes.
• •Add 3-4 cups cooked ham chunks or leftover ham.
• •Add canned corned beef cubes or leftover corned beef.
• •Add cooked turkey or chicken.
• •Add cooked shrimp or crab meat with the addition of 1/2 tsp dry mustard mixed.
• •Add cashew nuts and sliced pimentos before serving.
• •Dissolve 2 tbsps flour in 1 cup milk with 1 teaspoons margarine by whisking. Add and heat. Serve white sauce vegetable mixture over toast points.
• •Add 8 oz can of tomato sauce to base; add cooked drained hamburger or sausage (I add a little splenda if making this addition.

SIMMERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in large heavy and wide saucepan or saute pan; add cabbage, salt, pepper, and stir over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add broth (I usually add a bit of sherry, too) and bring to boil, cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often, for about 15 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
• Raise heat to medium, uncover and let juices reduce to about half (be careful not to let burn).
• Taste and adjust seasoning, serve hot.

SIMMERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Tear the cabbage into slices by hand and wash
• Boil water
• Add the cabbage and blanch it
• Rinse with cold water to remove moisture, mix with sugar, vinegar, and salt
• Prepare dried chili, ginger, garlic
• Slice ginger, mince garlic, cut pepper into sections
• Heat the oil in the pot
• Add dried chilies, ginger slices, garlic flowers, and peppercorns, stir fry until fragrant and turn off the heat
• Pour it on the mixed cabbage while it is hot
• The delicious simmered vegetables are ready

SIMMERED CABBAGE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute onions in the butter for about 5 minutes or until softening.
• To the skillet, add the crushed tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and clery seeds; stir well and bring to just a soft boil.
• Place chopped cabbage on top (the skillet will be full, but the cabbage will wilt down); reduce heat to medium-low, cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove lid and stir. Replace lid and simmer for an additional 20-25 minutes, (stirring once halfway through) or until desired tenderness is reached. If it appears to drying, just add a little water/broth.
• Turn off heat. Stir in the cream cheese; heat through and serve.
• ***For Crockpot: Put everthing in the crockpot EXCEPT the cream cheese. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for about 3 hours (depends on how tender you like your cabbage). When done, stir in the cream cheese.

SIMMERED DUCK WITH CABBAGE & POTATO

Steps:

• Heat a small saucepan (one with a lid) on a medium heat. Season the breast, lay it skin side down in the pan and reduce the heat to the lowest it will go. Leave to sizzle for about 15 minutes, uncovered, until the skin is golden and crisp and has rendered most of its fat. Don't shake the pan or move the duck.
• Remove the duck (the meat side will be raw). Pour out just over half the fat (save it for frying vegetables another time) and turn up the heat slightly. Add the bacon and fry for 2-3 minutes until starting to crisp. Add the potato, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potato looks sticky and has just started to brown at the edges.
• Tip in the cabbage and stir until glossy, then pour in the stock. Nestle the duck, skin side up, among the cabbage and potato and cover the pan. Simmer gently for 10 minutes until the veg is tender and the duck cooked. Remove the duck from the pan and stir in the parsley and garlic. To serve, spoon the veg, bacon and juice on to a plate and sit the duck on top. Pour a glass of wine and enjoy the flavours of autumn.