Pancetta Fried Cabbage Recipes

PANCETTA FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook and stir pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook until onions become translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir cabbage with pancetta mixture until slightly softened, 5 minutes. Add soy sauce and hot pepper sauce; cook until cabbage is tender, about 10 more minutes.

PAN SEARED SALMON WITH PANCETTA FRIED CABBAGE AND THYME BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. In a large oven-safe saut¿ pan over medium-high heat, coat the bottom of the pan with oil and heat the oil. Pan-sear the seasoned fish, skin-side down, until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the fish to the oven for 10 minutes. In a large, deep saut¿ pan over medium-high heat, cook the pancetta until crisp, stirring frequently. Then add the cabbage into the pan, cover the pan and continue cooking until the cabbage is soft, about 15 minutes.
• To make the Thyme Beurre Blanc: In a saucepan, combine the white wine, diced shallots, crushed garlic, rosemary, and thyme. Cook until the wine is reduced by 3/4, then strain the wine into another saucepan and gradually whisk in the butter until the sauce is smooth.
• Serve the salmon fillets over the cabbage and drizzle the beurre blanc over the top.

PANCETTA FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook and stir pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook until onions become translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir cabbage with pancetta mixture until slightly softened, 5 minutes. Add soy sauce and hot pepper sauce; cook until cabbage is tender, about 10 more minutes.

PANCETTA-WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH CABBAGE

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Pour 5 tablespoons oil into glass baking dish. Stir in half of herbs. Add chicken. Turn to coat. Cover and chill at least 6 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• Sauté chopped pancetta in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Add cabbage and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Slightly overlap 2 slices of pancetta on work surface. Set 1 chicken breast half atop pancetta. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Top chicken with 1/4 of remaining herb mixture. Place 2 more slices pancetta atop chicken, tucking edges around chicken to enclose. Repeat with remaining pancetta, chicken and herbs.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add rosemary sprigs and garlic and sauté until rosemary is fragrant and garlic begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove rosemary and garlic and discard. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to heavy baking sheet, being careful to leave pancetta wrapped around chicken. Bake chicken until cooked through, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drain drippings from skillet. Add wine to same skillet and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Rewarm cabbage over medium heat, stirring often. Divide cabbage among 4 plates. Top each with chicken breast. Drizzle 1 tablespoon sauce over.

PANCETTA OR SIDE PORK FRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, brown pancetta or side pork until lightly browned (about 10 mins.) Add onion to pancetta and stir often until onion is sauteed (about another 10 mins.) Add cole slaw mix and stir often (for about another 10 mins.) until cabbage is totally wilted and done.
• The cabbage will look like a lot at first but it really cooks down.
• Add pepper to taste.
• I have used proportionate amount of bacon for this recipe with excellent results.

QUICK BRAISED CABBAGE WITH PANCETTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and sizzle the pancetta until crispy. Sprinkle over the sugar and splash in the vinegar. Stir the cabbage into the pan, then pour over the stock. Simmer it all for 10 mins until the cabbage is tender but still slightly crunchy.

SAVOY CABBAGE WITH PANCETTA

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage in half lengthwise and remove the core.
• Thinly shred the cabbage and set aside.
• In a large frying pan over med-high heat, saute the pancetta, stirring often, until the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.
• Add the onion and saute until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the cabbage, 1 handful at a time, to the pan and saute, allowing the cabbage to cook down before adding more.
• Increase heat to high, pour in the wine, add the caraway seeds, and cook, stirring frequently, until the cabbage has completely wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Oven--Preheat oven to 350°; transfer the cabbage mixture to a Dutch oven and season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook in the oven, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is soft and creamy, 30-45 minutes.
• OR cook in Slow Cooker--Transfer the cabbage mixture to a slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is soft and creamy, 2 hours on Low.
• Serve at once.

RED CABBAGE SALAD WITH WARM PANCETTA-BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Place currants in small bowl. Heat vinegar in saucepan over medium heat until hot (do not boil). Pour vinegar over currants; let soak until currants soften, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place cabbage in large bowl; set aside. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium- high heat. Add pancetta; sauté until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Add shallot to pancetta and drippings in skillet; sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in currant- vinegar mixture and olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Pour pancetta mixture over cabbage and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Add almonds and parsley; toss to blend.