Cabbage

Used in 7 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Cabbage covers several heads on this page: firm white cabbage, red cabbage, pointed cabbage, and crinkled savoy or cavolo nero for soups. Raw, it is crisp and peppery-sweet; cooked slowly, it turns soft and mellow; fermented with salt, it becomes Sauerkraut. Red cabbage is braised slowly with sugar and spice in Braised Red Cabbage; a little acid in the pot keeps it purple rather than blue. White cabbage leaves are blanched until pliable to wrap the filling of Golubtsy, and shredded into Borscht. A whole head keeps for weeks in the fridge. Cut out the hard core before shredding.

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Recipes with cabbage

Borscht — shot from directly overhead: beetroot and cabbage soup built on beef broth

Borscht

Beetroot and cabbage soup built on beef broth, with the grated beetroot added late and with acid so it stays red.

3 hr 35 minServes 6

Leafy greensPotatoesRussian

Braised Red Cabbage — shot from directly overhead: shredded red cabbage cooked slowly with apple

Braised Red Cabbage

Shredded red cabbage cooked slowly with apple, vinegar and spice, the acid going in early so the colour stays bright.

1 hr 50 minServes 8

BritishLeafy greensSide dishes

Crunchy Cabbage Slaw — shot from directly overhead: shredded cabbage salted and drained for an hour first

Crunchy Cabbage Slaw

Shredded cabbage salted and drained for an hour first, so the mustard dressing stays thick instead of thinning to a puddle.

1 hr 20 minServes 6

AmericanLeafy greensSide dishes

Golubtsy — shot from directly overhead: cabbage leaves rolled around seasoned mince and rice

Golubtsy

Cabbage leaves rolled around seasoned mince and rice, then braised slowly in tomato and soured cream.

2 hr 30 minServes 4

Leafy greensMain coursesRussian

Minestrone — shot from directly overhead: a chunky vegetable soup built on a slow soffritto

Minestrone

A chunky vegetable soup built on a slow soffritto, with beans and small pasta simmered in the broth so it thickens as it stands.

1 hr 25 minServes 6

Leafy greensItalianPasta

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Pirozhki — shot from directly overhead: small yeasted buns filled with cabbage and egg

Pirozhki

Small yeasted buns filled with cabbage and egg, baked or fried, sized to be eaten out of the hand in two or three bites.

2 hr 45 minServes 8

BreadLeafy greensRussian

Sauerkraut — shot from directly overhead: cabbage and carrot salted

Sauerkraut

Cabbage and carrot salted, packed down and left to ferment under its own brine until it turns sour and keeps.

30 minServes 20

30 minutesBasicsGerman