Russian cuisine is famous for pies with cabbage. This inexpensive natural product can be found on the shelves of any store. You can cook anything from cabbage. It is used as an additional ingredient in thousands of dishes.
Not everyone loves sweet sugary cakes. Some people like something salty. In this case, cabbage becomes an excellent main ingredient. In this case, there are a huge number of options for its use.
Cabbage pie filling: how to cook correctly
First of all, it is worth deciding on the choice of a vegetable. For example, white cabbage is more popular among housewives. Particular preference is given to summer vegetables, which contain more vitamins and minerals. However, fresh cabbage is not always used for pies. Some prefer sauerkraut. Fortunately, it is not difficult to cook it and almost every housewife can do it. If to speak about the best grade, then many buy midwestern, Glory. She is distinguished by a large and strong head of cabbage.
How to cut cabbage
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the taste of the cake will depend on what additional ingredients will be included in the filling. Surprisingly, even the way the cabbage is sliced can affect the taste of the finished dish. For example, you can finely chop vegetables, cut into small squares, or even skip through a blender. If you want to make a dish like in a restaurant, then in this case you need to use the knife very skillfully, since it will require very thin, almost transparent slices.
The cooking method is also important. So, it is worth moving from theory to practice and consider the most popular cabbage recipes for a pie.
With egg
This is a great combination, which can even be called classic. A delicious filling for pies with cabbage, which everyone will like. For its preparation, the heads will need a medium-sized, 2 boiled eggs, a small amount of sunflower oil (it will only be necessary for frying), several onions and seasoning to taste.
This filling is suitable for both fried pies and baked pies. For cooking, it is necessary to chop the cabbage very finely, and cut the onion in half rings. The resulting ingredients need to be slightly mashed and mixed. However, one should not be too zealous, just a few minutes of processing cabbage with onions with your hands is enough. After that, the finished mixture is laid out on a heated frying pan and fried until a golden hue appears. Some people don’t like fried cabbage. In this situation, you can add a little water, reduce the fire and extinguish the resulting mass. When everything is ready, it remains only to chop the eggs and add them to the filling.
With potato
To prepare cabbage for the pie, you can use those ingredients that were at hand. For example, in combination with potatoes.
For cooking, you need to chop cabbage and mix with finely chopped onions. This mass, as in the first cabbage pie recipe, goes to a hot pan and fries for 10 minutes. After that, you need to peel the raw potatoes (1 pc.) And grate it on a fairly coarse grater. Ready pulp is added to the onion. After that, it remains only to mix all the ingredients well and add seasoning to taste.
At the next stage, you need to shift everything into a baking dish and send it to the oven. It is best to use a saucepan that is covered with a lid. Additionally, you can add a little water to the cabbage. In the oven, this billet should be on low heat for several hours. Once the filling for the pie with cabbage and potatoes is ready, it remains to cool. It turns out very tasty.
With meat
Such a filling for a pie with cabbage is hearty and is suitable for those who can not even live a day without anything meat. This is the best option for men who are most often engaged in physical labor and need more high-calorie nutrition.
To prepare the dish you need to prepare a small head of cabbage, half a kilogram of meat. If you want to save, then a liver is suitable. You will also need 2 large onions, a small amount of oil and spices.
To create an appetizing and tasty filling for a pie with cabbage, it is necessary to rinse the meat and boil it in salted water until fully cooked. When it becomes soft, you need to pull it out, dry it and scroll through the meat grinder. At this time, you can do shredding cabbage. After that, it is mixed with onion half rings and fried in a pan until it becomes crispy enough. Next, you need to salt and pepper the finished mass and mix it with boiled minced meat. It is necessary to ensure that meat and vegetables mix evenly.
If the head turned out to be too strong, then before you fry the cabbage for the pie, you need to thoroughly mash it with your hands. Then it will become softer.
With rice
Pies with such a filling will appeal to both adults and children. Cooking requires a small amount of cabbage (about half a kilogram), half a glass of rice, salt, pepper, a small carrot and onion.
We prepare cabbage for a pie in the form of an independent dish, which we then use for baking:
- Boil the rice until half cooked. This means that it should remain slightly damp, but at the same time crumbly.
- Shred the cabbage, after which it is fried in a pan along with chopped carrots and onions.
- Mix all the ingredients and send to the cake.
Sauerkraut
This is the fastest recipe that does not require special technology. It is suitable for those who do not want to figure out how to cook cabbage for a pie. In this case, the filling can be called almost finished. To do this, just buy in any store about 200 grams of sauerkraut and 1 onion. You will also need a few tablespoons of sunflower oil, a boiled egg and seasonings.
First you need to slightly fry the onions. After that, cabbage is added to it. The resulting mixture must be mixed well and let it brew a little. After that, simmer the cabbage in a pan. A recipe with such a filling is extremely simple. After stewing is complete, you only need to add the chopped boiled egg.
With chicken
This is another option for a very satisfying, tasty and high-calorie filling. It will require about a pound of cabbage, 300 grams of chicken, 2 onions, a little vegetable oil and seasonings.
It is necessary to clean the meat from all the excess and cut into small pieces, which are immediately sent for frying in oil until fully cooked. After that, you need to pull out the chicken and in the same bowl pass the onions a little until transparency appears. Then finely chopped cabbage is placed in another pan. It must be salt, pepper a little, add water and simmer under a closed lid. As a rule, this takes no more than 5 minutes. Next, the vegetable filling is mixed with chicken.
Braised cabbage
To prepare such a simple filling, you need a small head of cabbage, several onions, large carrots, sunflower oil, water and seasonings (you can also use turmeric).
You need to peel and wash the vegetables. Then finely chop the onion into cubes, chop the cabbage, and rub the carrots on a coarse grater. Next, you need to add a small amount of oil in a rather hot pan. Set the mixture of carrots and onions into it and sauté for about 5 minutes, preferably cover. Cabbage is laid out in the last place. Before this, you can crush it a little with your hands. All components must be fried, mixing them continuously. This usually takes about 5 minutes. Then add spices, cover the dishes and leave to simmer for about 20 minutes.
With mushrooms
For such fillings, you can use absolutely any variety of mushrooms. However, they can be dried, fresh or forest. However, the easiest way to buy champignons in the store. For cooking, you will need a pound of cabbage, 300 grams of mushrooms, onions, 4 medium cloves of garlic, salt and oil (how much the ingredients absorb).
Immediately it is worth saying that the preparation time of such a filling will directly depend on the specific variety of mushrooms. For example, fresh and forest is recommended to boil for half an hour first. Dried - hold a little in boiling water. However, in this case, the waiting time is reduced. But the easiest way to use champignons, as they can be fried immediately.
To prepare the filling, you must first finely chop the onion and garlic and fry the resulting mass in a pan. Next, the contents are laid out on a plate. Mushrooms are sent to the pan for roasting. It is recommended to cut them into cubes. After the mushrooms are slightly fried, you can add very finely chopped cabbage to them. All together is cooked until golden brown, then mixed with garlic and onions, and seasoned. After that, the filling is stewed for about 5 minutes.
With minced meat and vegetables
This filling can even be called an independent dish. It really contains almost all the necessary components: meat and vegetables. Therefore, if there is no time to prepare a cake, then you can just make the filling and serve it to the table.
Such a dish will be enjoyed by a husband who is tired after work and children will like it. Consider the cooking process in more detail. This will require about 300 grams of minced meat. You can use, of course, any, but preference should be given to a mixture of pork and beef. You will also need to purchase a pound of cabbage, carrots and 1 onion. Oil, salt and pepper are added to taste.
First of all, you need to fry the minced meat. It is recommended to pre-heat the pan. In this case, the stuffing will turn out quite friable. If you heat the ground meat with a frying pan, then it will grip in one piece. The resulting product will not look very attractive.
In the process of roasting minced meat, salt and pepper are added to it. At the same time, in order not to waste time, you can start preparing the remaining components. It is enough to take another skillet and fry finely chopped onions on it. When it begins to acquire a golden hue, grated carrot and shredded cabbage are added to it. Fry together until cooked. After that, it remains to mix the components and get a very tasty aromatic filling.
Dough Recipe for Cabbage Pie
Filling is one thing, but how to prepare the base? The best, according to many housewives, is yeast dough. It was cooked by our grandmothers. Today, such a dough can be bought in the store, but it's better to do it yourself. Although this will take enough time, the finished result will pleasantly surprise you.
The recipe for the pie with cabbage is very simple. To prepare it, you will need 2 chicken eggs, a glass of fresh milk, a pack of margarine, a small spoonful of salt, a package of yeast (usually they are sold in volumes of 25 g). You will also need to sift half a kilogram of flour and prepare half a glass of granulated sugar.
Milk needs to be warmed up a little on the stove, after which the yeast is easily dissolved in it. Then the egg is beaten, salt and granulated sugar are added to it. The resulting mass is combined with milk and yeast. After that, you need to start slowly pouring flour. At the next stage, the mixture must be moved to a homogeneous mass and add melted margarine to it. It remains only to leave the dough in a warm place for about an hour. To make it rise better, it is recommended to cover the container with a clean cotton cloth.
After an hour, you need to heat the oven to 180 degrees, put the dough in the mold and add the filling. It is best that the cabbage is inside. To do this, the dough is rolled out in a large layer, in which it will be convenient to wrap the filling. However, in this case, it all depends on the preferences of each hostess.
Finally
The result is a very tender and airy cake. After cooking, you can cover it with a clean, dry towel, then it will remain soft longer. Cabbage is a great filling option for many dishes.