Buttered Cabbage And Parma Ham Topping Recipes

BUTTERED-BRAISED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium-low heat until mostly melted. Add cabbage. Place remaining 1 tablespoon butter on top of the cabbage. Cover and cook until cabbage is tender, about 10 minutes. Uncover and stir cabbage to coat evenly with butter. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, about 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.

BUTTERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Remove all the tough outer leaves from the cabbage. Cut the cabbage into four, remove the stalk and then cut each quarter into fine shreds, working across the grain. Put 2 or 3 tablespoons of water into a wide saucepan, together with the butter and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, add the cabbage and toss over a high heat, then cover the saucepan and cook for a few minutes. Toss again and add some salt, freshly ground pepper and the knob of butter. Serve immediately.

BUTTERED CABBAGE AND PARMA HAM TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees for one hour.
• To make the pizza sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and add the garlic and cook for two to three minutes without coloring. Add the tomatoes and the basil. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Over moderate heat, thicken the sauce with tomato puree.
• Spread the sauce over the pizza shell (leftover sauce will keep a week in the refrigerator). Place the cabbage in the center of the sauce-covered pizza dough. Dot with softened butter. Place dots of the cream cheese in a circle around the cabbage. Layer the outer edge in a circle with slices of Parma ham. Sprinkle the ham generously with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Slide the pizza onto the pizza tile and bake in preheated 500-degree oven for 10 minutes.

BUTTERED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large covered skillet melt butter.
• And a generous pinch of salt.
• Add sliced cabbage.
• Saute over med heat until cabbage is tender.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

FRENCH CABBAGE AND HAM GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
• Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Separate cabbage leaves and blanch for 5 minutes in the boiling water.
• Drain and squeeze hard in a clean cloth.
• Rub duck fat on the bottom and sides of a gratin dish.
• Layer the dish with 1/3 of the cabbage, 1/3 of the creme fraiche, 1/3 of the cheese and half the ham, adding pepper and a little salt as you go along (remember ham has salt already).
• Repeat the layers once, then cover with a last layer of cabbage and finish with the rest of the cheese and creme fraiche.
• Scatter with the breadcrumbs and drizzle with the remaining duck fat.
• Place the gratin dish on top of a baking tray to catch overflow and bake for 25 minutes until crust is golden and the gratin is bubbling at the edges.
• To serve, cut the layers with a sharp spoon.