Wilted Savoy Cabbage Recipes

WILTED CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Quarter, core and very thinly slice 1 small head green cabbage; transfer to a large bowl. Pour 4 cups salted boiling water over the cabbage and toss with tongs until wilted. Let sit 15 minutes. Drain, rinse and pat dry. Whisk 1/4 cup each white wine vinegar and olive oil, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in the bowl. Add the cabbage and toss well.

SAUTEED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage in half and, with the cut-side down, slice it as thinly as possible around the core, as though you were making coleslaw. Discard the core.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the cabbage, salt, and pepper and saute for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender and begins to brown. Season, to taste, and serve warm.

VEAL SLIDERS WITH WILTED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place bread in a bowl, add milk and soak. Finely mince 1 tablespoon of the onion; slice the rest thin. Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a medium-size skillet. Add minced onion and cook on low until soft but not brown. Transfer to a medium-size bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to skillet, add remaining onion and the cabbage. Dust with salt and pepper and cook on low, covered, until cabbage wilts, about 10 minutes. Stir in vinegar and marjoram. Remove from heat and fold in sour cream. Set aside in a serving dish.
• Add veal to minced onion and add egg, egg yolk, parsley, mustard and soaked bread. Mix well by hand or pulse briefly in food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into 8 to 12 oval patties.
• Heat remaining butter in a heavy skillet. Cook patties on medium about 4 minutes per side, until browned. Larger patties will take longer. Transfer to a platter. Add stock to pan and deglaze on medium. Strain into a small dish and serve with patties, cabbage and buns.

BUTTERED SAVOY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage in a large skillet with 1 cup water (skillet will be very full). Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover skillet; simmer until cabbage is very tender, tossing occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Pour out any water remaining in skillet. Add butter; season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.

WILTED SAVOY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add leek and season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons water and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add cabbage and cardamom, if using, and season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is just wilted. Remove from heat and serve.

WILTED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Crumble bacon, set aside.
• Add onions and next 4 ingredients to drippings in skillet, stirring until blended.
• Stir in cabbage.
• Cook over medium heat, uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle with reserved bacon.

WILTED RED CABBAGE AND BELL PEPPER SLAW

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring vinegar and water to a boil with sugar, salt, and mustard and simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes.
• In a large heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Add mustard seeds and sauté until they begin to pop. Stir in cabbage and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Add vinegar mixture and simmer vegetables 1 minute.
• Drain vegetables in a large fine sieve set over a saucepan and transfer them to a bowl. Boil liquid over moderately high heat until reduced to about 3 tablespoons and stir into vegetables. Chill slaw, covered, at least 1 hour or overnight.

SAUTEED SAVOY CABBAGE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat a saute pan over medium heat. Add oil, fennel, and red pepper flakes; saute until fennel edges begin to brown and slightly caramelize, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add savoy cabbage and fennel seeds, then season with salt and pepper; mix all ingredients to combine. Cook, stirring frequently, until cabbage is wilted but still has enough crunch for your liking, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

WILTED RED CABBAGE WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Thinly slice cabbage and onion separately. In a small bowl stir together water, vinegar, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. In a 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet cook onion in oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add cabbage and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar mixture and pepper until combined well.

SAVOY CABBAGE PIE WITH BACON, STILTON AND PEARS

Steps:

• To make the filling, cook the bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove the bacon from the skillet with a slotted spoon. Put 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat into a small container and freeze just until solid. Pour half of the remaining fat into another large skillet. Place the onion in one of the skillets and cook over medium-high heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Heat the other skillet and divide the cabbage between the two skillets. Cook over medium heat, tossing frequently, for 20 minutes. Combine the cabbage into 1 skillet. Stir in the salt, pepper, honey and sherry and cook until the cabbage is completely wilted and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 25 minutes more. Set aside.
• To make the crust, combine the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Rub in the butter and the chilled bacon fat until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in the ice water, being careful not to overwork the dough. Form into a ball, flatten into a disk and wrap in plastic. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel, core and thinly slice the pears. Melt the butter in a medium-size skillet over medium heat. Add the pears and saute until brown and soft, about 10 minutes. Set aside. Roll out the dough and fit it into a 9-inch pie plate. Line the dough with a large piece of aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or beans. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil with the weights and bake until the crust is golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
• Press the cabbage mixture into the bottom of the pie shell. Top with the pear slices. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle the Stilton over the pears and bake just until melted, about 2 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.