Polishpastaandcabbage Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S POLISH CABBAGE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir cabbage and onion until very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta until tender but still slightly firm, about 12 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Stir water and cooked ham into cabbage mixture; heat through. Thoroughly mix in sugar.
• Gently stir bow tie pasta into the ham and cabbage and heat through.

POLISH PASTA WITH CABBAGE RECIPE ('LAZANKI Z KAPUSTA')

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage in half lengthwise and remove the tough middle bit. Roughly chop the cabbage, removing the tough bits of the leaves.
• In a large shallow pan heat up the oil, add the cabbage and cook over a medium heat for about 4 minutes, taking care not to allow the cabbage to brown. Season (be generous with the pepper), cover and simmer for about 10-15 minutes (or until the cabbage is tender but still a little crunchy) stirring occasionally.
• 10 minutes into the cooking boil the pasta in salted water, according to packet instructions (5-7 minutes). Strain the pasta and immediately stir into the cabbage. Add the butter, adjust seasoning and serve immediately.

MOM'S POLISH STEWED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onions and garlic in hot oil until onion is translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir cabbage, vinegar, caraway seeds, and sugar with the onion mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until the cabbage is softened, about 15 minutes.
• Stir sausage, tomatoes, and salsa with the cabbage mixture; season with salt and pepper. Place a cover on the Dutch oven and cook until cabbage is completely tender, 45 to 60 minutes.

POLISH PASTA AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and saute until transparent.
• Add the cabbage and saute for 5 minutes (or until tender).
• Stir in the caraway seeds (optional), salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles in salted water as directed on package.
• Do not overcook.
• Drain well.
• Stir the noodles into the onion/cabbage and add the sour cream.
• Cook five minutes longer (until heated through), stirring frequently.

POLISH CABBAGE NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water.
• Meanwhile, heat butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Saute cabbage and onions until tender.
• Drain pasta, and return to the pot. Add cabbage and onion mixture to the noodles, and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

POLISH STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS (GOLABKI / GOLUMKIES / GOLUMPKIS)

Steps:

• Cut 12 large leaves off of cabbage head, cover leaves with boiling water, let stand until leaves are limp (2-3 minutes); then drain OR core cabbage head, and boil cabbage until leaves are tender enough to remove easily (10-15 minutes), very carefully remove 12 large leaves (You may have to peel the outer layers first and then return the cabbage to cook and continue peeling the leaves until all are done); then drain.
• Mix beef, pork, rice, egg, milk, seasonings, and vegetables.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put 1-4 tablespoons (depending on size of leaf) of meat mixture in center of each leaf; tuck in sides and roll to cover meat (I roll any leftover filling into meatballs and cook them with the cabbage rolls).
• Place, seam side down in baking dish.
• Mix tomato sauce with the sugar; pour over rolls.
• Cover and bake for 45-60 minutes.