White cabbage is one of the favorite vegetables in our country and not only. It makes a lot of dishes for both daily and holiday menus. White cabbage recipes are very simple, and some require certain culinary skills.
Classic borsch
Incredibly common in Ukraine and is considered traditional. In other countries, housewives also love to cook it with some modifications. White cabbage is an integral part of this dish. Without it, the recipe for cooking will be impossible.
For borscht at 3.5 liters you need to take:
- 4-5 potatoes;
- 1 carrot;
- 1 onion;
- 1 beetroot;
- 1/4 large cabbage;
- 1 chicken pulp;
- 1 tbsp. l red paste;
- 2 tomatoes;
- greens.
First put the meat on the broth. At this time, the potatoes are peeled and cut into medium-sized cubes. After the chicken is boiled for 30 minutes, potatoes are sent to the pan.
All other vegetables are peeled and washed well. Carrots and beets rubs on a small nozzle. Onions are cut into small cubes. Vegetable oil is used for frying.
First, the onion is translucent to a translucent pan. Then there is added carrots and beets. The mass languishes for 15 minutes over low heat. Tomato paste and peeled tomatoes are added here.
A little water is poured into the roasting and left on the fire for extinction. The longer it languishes, the richer the color of borscht will turn out. At this time, it is necessary to chop the cabbage and put in the pan, taking out the meat.
The fillet is cut into medium pieces and, along with the frying, is added to the borsch. Let it simmer for another quarter of an hour. Before turning off the fire, send chopped greens and bay leaf. If the borscht tastes too sweet, you can add 10 ml of vinegar or a little rye of sauerkraut to it.
Stuffed cabbage
The dish can be served as a main dish or with a side dish. For this recipe from white cabbage, you must choose the right vegetable. The head should be medium in size and not tight.
First you need to use a knife to cut out a triangle in the head from the base. So the leaves will separate more easily. It is necessary to put a large pot of water on the fire and boil.
There is cabbage. After 10 minutes, it must be removed and the upper leaves carefully removed. We do this several times until we get enough of them.
Stuffing is being prepared at this time. For it, you can use chicken or lean pork. 0.5 kg of meat is twisted 2 times in a meat grinder. 200 g of rice (pre-cooked) and onions chopped in small cubes are added to it. Grated carrots and 1 egg are sent here.
To taste, spices are added to the minced meat, they are well kneaded. A tablespoon of this mixture is laid out on each cabbage leaf and twisted. Gently stuffed cabbage folded into a pan.
Now you need to cook the frying. For her, in the same way as in minced meat, vegetables are shredded and allowed in a frying pan. This adds 1-2 tbsp. l red pasta and some water. Fry stewed for 20 minutes. It is placed in a pan with cabbage rolls, the necessary amount of water is added there, so that the whole mass is covered.
Stew a dish of white cabbage (photo above) is necessary for 30 minutes. If pork was used for stuffing, then the time increases to an hour. Serve stuffed cabbage with sour cream.
White Cabbage Cutlets
This simple dish will be a great help during fasting, as well as for people who prefer vegetables. To prepare the cutlets, you must take:
- 500 g of cabbage;
- 500-600 ml of milk;
- 1 egg
- semolina semolina 1-2 tbsp. l .;
- breadcrumbs for breading.
First you need to process the vegetables. Cabbage is cut into large pieces and placed in a pan. It is poured with milk and put on fire. Let the mass boil for 25-30 minutes.
Cabbage is transferred to a colander and placed on any container to drain all the liquid. Then it is interrupted by a blender to a uniform consistency. An egg, semolina and spices are added to this mass. Set aside for swelling.
After a while, cutlets can be formed with wet hands of the required size and shape. They are crumbled on all sides and fried in vegetable oil until cooked.
There are different variations of the recipes of white cabbage. In some, the base remains the same, only they are fried until a slight golden hue appears, and then, together with chopped onions and carrots, are brought to readiness in the oven.
A fresh vegetable salad
A very simple recipe for white cabbage. The dish will become a favorite snack for every day. For a salad, you need a minimum of ingredients. First you need to chop the thin cabbage with cabbage. It is placed in a container and salted.
Hands need to knead it well to get a small amount of juice. 2 fresh cucumbers are cut here and chopped greens are added. The salad is seasoned with vegetable oil with the addition of a small amount of vinegar.
You can use raw grated carrots and fresh tomatoes in this recipe. If the salad will be served to children, then vinegar can be omitted. An excellent additional ingredient is sweet pepper. Thus, the salad will contain the maximum amount of vitamins.
Appetizer for all occasions
What to cook with white cabbage to diversify the holiday menu? There is an original recipe for snacks that will appeal to any guest. Pickled cabbage in large pieces is very easy to prepare, it has a fresh and rich taste.
For the recipe you will need:
- cabbage - 1 kg;
- large carrots - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 2 to 3 cloves;
- spice.
For brine, you must prepare:
- 3 tbsp. l vinegar
- 100 ml of vegetable oil;
- 70 g of sugar;
- 40 g of salt;
- 750 ml of water.
From the cabbage you need to separate the upper leaves and discard them. Then the head is cut into 4 parts and the swing is removed. The resulting parts are cut in large pieces.
Carrots need to be peeled and grated on the nozzle to make Korean salad. Put the vegetables in a container, add the squeezed garlic there. For sharpness, you can chop finely a small piece of chili pepper without seeds. 2-3 bay leaves are placed on top.
Now you can start cooking the marinade. To do this, put water on a fire to boil. Salt and sugar are added there. You can put a few peas of fragrant pepper. After the dry ingredients have dissolved, the pan is removed from the fire, vinegar is poured into it.
Cabbage is laid in a jar and is well rammed by hand. Content is poured with brine. Allow the appetizer to cool completely. Then the jar goes to the refrigerator for a day. Serving the dish, sprinkle it with chopped greens on top.
Braised White Cabbage
This recipe is useful to every housewife to diversify the menu for every day. It is quite simple to prepare, does not require a large number of ingredients.
First you need 400-500 g of pork or chicken, cut into small cubes, fry in vegetable oil. At this time, the cabbage is shredded in small strips with a special nozzle or manually.
It is fried until a yellow tint appears. At this time, 1 large onion is finely chopped. Carrots rub on a grater. These vegetables are sent to the pan to the cabbage.
After frying all the ingredients, they are combined in one pan, spices are added, and salted. It is also necessary to pour water with 2 tbsp. Diluted in it. l tomato paste. Cabbage is put out to stew on a slow fire, stirring occasionally. The dish should languish for about half an hour.
Lachanorizo
This white cabbage recipe belongs to Greek cuisine. It has an original taste and is easy to prepare. To prepare it you will need:
- 500 g of cabbage;
- 1 onion;
- carrot (3 pcs);
- 100 ml of tomato juice;
- 100 g of rice;
- olive (butter can) 100 ml;
- spice.
For the recipe you will need chili peas and peas, coriander, bay leaf, salt. First you need to chop the cabbage with medium strips. Onions are cut into large cubes, and carrots into thin slices.
All vegetables are sautéed in butter in a pan. At the end, chopped green onions are added. Tomato juice and all spices are added here. The mixture should be stewed for 15-20 minutes.
1 cup of rice and 400 ml of water are added to the pan. Fire is reduced to a minimum. The dish languishes until rice is cooked. Before serving, sprinkle with coarsely chopped parsley.
"In Georgian"
Delicious recipes from white cabbage are present in different cuisines of the world. Georgia also loves this vegetable and prepares various dishes from it. This appetizer is perfect for a daily menu and a festive table.
Cabbage must be selected in a small size. It will take her 3 kg. It is also necessary to purchase red beets, it will need 1.5 kg. The brine must be prepared in advance so that it can cool completely. For this, 3 tbsp. Are dissolved in two liters of water. l salt. Cabbage is cut into large pieces, the stalk does not separate.
Beets are sliced in thin circles. The cloves of two heads of garlic are cut into thin slices. Bitter peppers (2 pieces) are chopped very finely without seeds. All ingredients are laid out in layers in a large pot, starting with cabbage. Beetroot becomes final.
Several branches of basil should be added here. All components are poured with brine. The pan is covered with a lid, it is left for 3 days. Then the contents are laid out in jars and poured with the same brine. Banks must be cleaned in the refrigerator. The dish is ready.
Stew
Everyone’s favorite dish, very satisfying and tasty. White cabbage is an essential ingredient in it. The recipe is designed for 5-6 servings. For it, you need to peel 1 kg of potatoes and cut into 6 parts.
Cabbage (500 g) is chopped, like borsch, then sent to fry in a pan in vegetable oil. Diced onions (1 pc.) And grated carrots (1 pc.) Are also added to this.
In the frying is added 1 tbsp. l tomato paste. At this time, the potato should already boil on the fire. Cabbage with vegetables spills here. 1 bay leaf and salt are added to the pan. Meat lovers can add it, frying them in advance in slices in a pan.
Sauerkraut
This dish is used as an independent snack, and can also act as an ingredient for others. To prepare it, you need to make a little effort and patience.
A 3-liter jar will need 3 kg of cabbage and 1 large carrot. First, all vegetables are finely chopped. This adds 3 tbsp. tablespoons of salt and two sugars. All the ingredients are well kneaded by hands so that the cabbage starts up the juice.
The prepared mixture is rammed very tightly into a jar. Separately, you do not need to cook a brine. Cabbage will let out enough juice on its own. The can is covered with gauze and a plastic lid.
Cabbage in a container is left in a warm place for 3 days. Several times a day, it is necessary to pierce to the bottom with a wooden stick. Then sauerkraut is closed with a whole lid and cleaned in the refrigerator.
Vitamin Salad
This simple recipe will decorate the table with bright colors and will delight everyone with a fresh taste. For its preparation, it is necessary to finely chop 300 g of cabbage and two fresh cucumbers in strips.
Slices of two tomatoes and half a can of green peas are added here (rinse in advance). For dressing, you need to mix the juice of half a lemon and 100 ml of vegetable oil. Sprinkle chopped greens on top of the salad.