Glorified Cabbage Recipes

GLORIFIED BAKED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the cabbage into a large pot with enough lightly salted water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the onion in the melted butter until golden. Reduce the heat to low; add the cheese food and allow to simmer until completely melted. Pour the mushroom soup into the skillet. Stir the drained cabbage, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper into the mixture. Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese begins to bubble, 20 to 30 minutes.

SCALLOPED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage in a greased 2-qt. casserole; set aside. In a saucepan, heat oil over medium. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; cook until bubbly. gradually stir in milk; cook and stir until thickened. Fold in cheese. Pour over cabbage. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle on top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve immediately.

GLORIFIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook the cabbage in boiling salted water until just tender. remove from the heat and drain. When slightly cooled, chop fine.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, and bell pepper. Cook, stirring often, until soft and golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cream, butter, and the toasted bread crumbs and stir until the butter is completely melted. Season with salt and cayenne. Add the parsley and garlic. Mix well and pour the mixture into a large casserole.
• Combine the cheese and fine dried bread crumbs and sprinkle evenly over the top. Bake at 350 degrees until heated through, about 30 minutes.

FALL-APART CARAMELIZED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix tomato paste, garlic, coriander, cumin, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
• Cut cabbage in half through core. Cut each half into 4 wedges. Heat ¼ cup oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Working in batches if needed, arrange cabbage in pan, cut side down, and season with salt. Cook until cut sides are lightly charred, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer cabbage to a plate.
• Pour remaining ¼ cup oil into same skillet. Add spiced tomato paste, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, until beginning to split and darkened slightly, about 3 minutes. Pour in water to come halfway up sides of pan (about 1½ cups), season with salt, and bring to a simmer. Nestle cabbage wedges back into skillet (they should have shrunk while browning; a bit of overlap is okay). Transfer skillet to oven and bake cabbage, turning halfway through, until liquid is mostly evaporated and cabbage is deeply browned around the edges and very tender, 40-50 minutes.
• To serve, scatter cilantro over cabbage; top with yogurt and pepper.