In my never ending quest to encourage my family to try new foods (especially vegetables), I have been on a cabbage kick lately. Possibly memories of my grandma's cooked cabbage and carrot soup have contributed to this new found interest in creating dishes with cabbage. As a little kid I would eat bowl after bowl of it and the ingredients were simply cabbage, carrots, water, a little onion and maybe some left over bacon grease for flavoring. I am sure this was one of her Great Depression era recipes.
Of course, in my own household such simple dishes are not appreciated, but I don't like to admit defeat. So today I took a kielbasa sausage, half a bag of coleslaw mix cabbage (I am a busy working mom), olive oil, dried onion and 1/2 can of beef broth. First heated the coleslaw mix in a little olive oil, until warmed but not completely limp. Then I added the cut up kielbasa and 1/2 can of beef broth and heat until warmed through.
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| Cabbage retrieved from www.hort.perdue.edu |
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Everyone had to admit, the cabbage can of took on the flavor of the meat. It was not too bad and a good way to get a vegetable into a meal. Of course, a few members of my family ate around the cabbage to get to the kielbasa. I remain undaunted and will try to build more meals around the humble cabbage.
I tried to take a picture of the finished dish, but the photo just did not do it justice.
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