Already tired of cabbage rolls and fresh green white salad? Then it was time to treat yourself to a satisfying, tasty, but healthy and low-calorie cabbage schnitzel. The dish is very easy to prepare, so it is suitable for a cookbook even for a novice and inexperienced housewife. If cabbage rolls take up a lot of time and take a lot of energy and do not always work out as we would like, then with a schnitzel such problems are not observed.
Experienced housewives, who are not the first time to use the cabbage schnitzel recipe, say that households do not immediately notice that the crispy and fragrant schnitzel is not made from a whole piece of meat. By the way, even recognizing the substitution and realizing that in front of them is a white-headed vegetable from the garden, they ask for supplements.
Cabbage schnitzel in breadcrumbs
Let's start with the simplest and most popular recipe that many housewives use. For the preparation does not require a large number of intricate ingredients. We cook, as they say, from what is found in the open spaces of the kitchen and in the bowels of the refrigerator. For this recipe, it is recommended to choose the varieties of cabbage that you use to make cabbage rolls. Most likely, it is late cabbage "for the winter" with dense, juicy, but small heads of cabbage.
List of ingredients:
- a small head of cabbage;
- two chicken eggs;
- water;
- salt;
- vegetable oil;
- a couple of spoons of flour;
- spices (pepper, salt) to taste.
How to cook
First you need to remove the stump from the fork. This is done with a very sharp knife. Be careful and alert! After the procedure is carried out, lower the head of cabbage in steep boiling water. It is very important to choose the right dishes. It should be a large and deep pan. We put a head of cabbage in it so that the place where the stump was first immersed in water. At the base, as you can see, the leaves are an order of magnitude thicker, so they will need more time to process.
Keep the head in boiling water for about ten minutes. After boiling, put it gently on a cutting board or in a sieve. Water should drain, and cabbage should cool slightly. While these two inseparable and important processes are taking place, we are engaged in the preparation of batter for schnitzel from cabbage.
From flour, salt, pepper and eggs we prepare a classic batter. When the head cools down, cut it into large, but thin slices. You can dunk in flour last or mix it with bread crumbs. Fry each piece in a pan until a delicious blush appears. If you want the schnitzel to be softer, we advise you to slightly beat off a piece of cabbage with a culinary hammer.
The most delicious cabbage schnitzel recipe
This recipe is noted by many housewives as "successful" and "profitable." The cooking process is slightly different than in the previous case.
Ingredients:
- cabbage - head of cabbage;
- a bunch of parsley;
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- salt;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- flour;
- breadcrumbs;
- ground pepper.
How to cook a dish
As in the previous recipe, initially remove the stalk and cook the cabbage for 7-10 minutes in boiling water. It is important that the leaves are all immersed in water. After cooking, drain the water, cool the cabbage a little and divide it into separate leaves. Each leaf is slightly beaten off with a hammer and wrap, after putting the chopped garlic inside. It turns out a kind of garlic-cabbage rolls. They must be rolled in an egg, then in flour, again in egg batter and already at the last stage - in breadcrumbs. Fry until blush and serve with some delicious sauce (mustard, creamy garlic, tomato).
Stuffed Schnitzel
This recipe for schnitzel from cabbage is versatile, convenient and easy to modify. If you want to slightly complicate the recipe, to make the dish more satisfying, nutritious and high-calorie, then we recommend using the following options for filling cabbage roll:
- cheese slices;
- hard cheese on a fine grater;
- garlic mixed with a boiled egg, grated;
- toasted carrots and walnuts grated in a mortar;
- forest mushrooms with onions;
- ham with cheese;
- boiled chicken with herbs and garlic;
- green onions, boiled chicken eggs and lots of greens.
In general, you can come up with more options. Any small change in the ingredients will make the dish unusual and original. Even a novice hostess with a small supply of food in the refrigerator can cook delicious schnitzel from cabbage. The main thing is to show culinary imagination and not be afraid to experiment.
Schnitzel in the oven
This cooking option is suitable for those who are on a strict diet, adhere to proper nutrition, count calories or simply have to eat properly due to health problems. Doctors advise taking a note of cabbage schnitzel for diabetics and people suffering from heart and vascular diseases.
Products:
- cabbage;
- salt;
- vegetable oil;
- bow;
- egg;
- breadcrumbs;
- ground pepper.
Cooking process
Cabbage is boiled in boiling water for ten minutes. Do not forget to remove the stump beforehand. We divide the cooled head into leaflets, pierce each leaf slightly with a culinary hammer. Salt, add ground pepper. Wrap a thin roll. Dip each cabbage schnitzel in an egg, then roll in breadcrumbs.
We spread it on a hot frying pan with oil for just a couple of minutes. We just need to fix the batter on the surface of the cabbage leaf and make it acquire a small crisp. Then quickly transfer the schnitzel to the baking sheet and send to the preheated oven for 20 minutes. The temperature is 190-200 degrees.
Calorie content. Benefit. Reviews
One hundred grams of cabbage schnitzel, prepared according to the classical recipe (without additional fillers inside) contains about 129 Kcal, more than three grams of protein, ten grams of carbohydrates and fats, a large amount of water, as well as healthy dietary fiber.
Cabbage schnitzel contains a large amount of vitamin C, which will strengthen the body and help fight colds and viruses. In addition, all cabbage dishes boast a colossal amount of the most useful vitamin E. It ensures the normal functioning of the heart muscle, sex glands, prevents aging and ensures collagen synthesis.
Reviews about this dish are always positive. Mistresses believe that cabbage schnitzel is a profitable solution in all respects. This is an inexpensive, quick to prepare dish that compares favorably with other snacks with low calorie content and great benefits.