Pasta With Caramelized Onions Cabbage And Smoked Ham Recipes

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, CABBAGE AND SMOKED HAM

Steps:

• Add oil and onions to a skillet and saute until onions are dark brown, about 25 minutes.
• Add cabbage and ham and saute until cabbage wilts, about 8 mintues.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in heavy large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• Drain, return pasta to same pot.
• Add onion mixture and cheese to pasta.
• Toss over medium heat until warmed through, adding broth by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten if dry, about 4 minutes.
• Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

CARAMELIZED CABBAGE AND PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Cut the cabbage into small squares, (no stalk) then finely dice the onion. Set aside until needed. Next cut the bacon into small pieces and add to a hot frying pan and cook down.
• 2. Lower the heat and add the sugar to the pan with the bacon and allow to caramelize, then slowly and carefully mix in the onions, braising briefly (5 minutes) and then add the cabbage.
• 3. Season the cabbage with salt and pepper and pour a little beef stock over the cabbage and steam for 30 minutes or until soft. (adding a little more stock if necessary). You do not want it to become to wet.
• 4. While the cabbage is steaming; bring water and salt to a boil in a large pot and cook the pasta al dente. Then, strain, and rinse in cold water, making sure to drain really well.
• 5. Just before serving add the drained pasta and heat again briefly (if necessary). Taste the cabbage to see if you need to season more and garnish with chopped parsley.

CABBAGE AND NOODLES WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage; cook and stir until the cabbage has softened, about 20 minutes.
• While the cabbage is cooking, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the gnocchi and return to a boil. Cook until the gnocchi float to the top, about 3 minutes; drain.
• Stir the cooked gnocchi and ham into the cabbage and heat through. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, CABBAGE, AND SMOKED HAM

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is brown and crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towel and drain. Crumble bacon. Measure drippings from skillet; add enough vegetable oil to measure 1/4 cup and return mixture to skillet. Add onions and caraway seeds and sauté until onions are dark brown, about 25 minutes. Add cabbage and ham and sauté until cabbage wilts, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in heavy large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Return pasta to same pot.
• Add bacon, onion mixture, and cheese to pasta. Toss over medium heat until warmed through, adding broth by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten if dry, about 4 minutes. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper and serve.