Drunken Cabbage Recipes

CABBAGE AND STRAW

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Add potatoes and cook 7 minutes. Add the pasta and cook 2 minutes, then stir in cabbage and cook 5 minutes longer.
• While the potatoes and pasta cook, melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat and add garlic and 6 whole sage leaves. Cook 3 to 4 minutes; remove the garlic and whole leaves (reserve the leaves for ganish), then add sliced leaves and the black pepper. Just before draining the pasta and cabbage, add 2 ladles of starchy cooking water to the skillet.
• Drain the potatoes, pasta and cabbage and add to butter and sage. Toss to combine with sage butter, adding in lots of cheese as you work. Toss 1 to 2 minutes to form a cheesy butter coating on the pasta and cabbage then adjust salt and serve. Use reserved whole leaves to garnish the pasta.

MICHAEL SYMON'S DRUNKEN CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the bacon over low heat.
• Add the onions and sweat for 2 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and season.
• Cook until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

DRUNKEN CABBAGE

Steps:

• Peel outer leaves from cabbage (save for cabbage rolls) and wash cabbage. Cut in quarters and shred. Prep the orange as well.
• Put currants (or raisins) in a bowl and pour the red wine over the top. Let set for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add stock and orange juice to large pot (you'll need it when you start anyway) and bring to a simmer.
• Add the cabbage, raisins (and remaining wine they were soaked in) and the orange zest. Stir often with tongs (to make sure you turn the cabbage at the bottom)
• Cook until the cabbage is almost done (to your liking) then add the salt, pepper, and finish (toss in and coat the cabbage) with butter.