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[lorka150]

Hi everyone!
I made a delicious veggie soup today, and have about 2/3rds of head of cabbage left over. I would like to make something simple (preferably in my crockpot) with this baby, but I'm not too sure what.

Most of you know my allergies, but please, no onions or garlic! (In addition to a million other things, but I figure those will be named - and no gluten/dairy).

And no coleslaws: something warm, and something I can freeze!

Thanks!

[A-Rod]

Corned beef and cabbage in a crockpot is AWESOME. I've never made it, but had it last Easter at the home of some friends, and it was so good.

Basically, just stick cabbage and carrots [we had potatoes, but those could be omitted] and whatever cut of meat yields corned beef [you could Google and find out, I'm sure] in a crock pot with water and it gets nice and soft and man is corned beef good. Serve with mustard and pickles - YUM!

Alternatively, some sort of spicy tomato/white bean/spinach/cabbage soup could be good if you can do spicy things. Don't have a recipe but throwing stuff in there usually works pretty well.

[Ziploxx]

You don't leave much option open there! I was thinking and thinking and all I could come up with are these cabbage rolls my mom used to make. I hated them when I was a kid but I would probably love them now. You know how tastes change as you get older. It was basically a large meatball with rice and cheese, wrapped in cabbage and served with tomato sauce. She was a master chef at depression era foods. If you are really interested I can ask her just how she made them. I would imagine they are just hamburger, finely diced ONION AND GARLIC! HAH!, celery and brown rice. Needs a binder though. An egg with some cheese would work. Wrapped in a couple boiled cabbage leafs and then baked in a casserole with tomato sauce on top.

Okay, now I am curious. I will ask her just how she made her Cabbage Rolls and post it for ya. Leaving out glutens and dairy really limits the options of what to do with cabbage.

[lorka150]

Don't worry about handing over the cabbage roll recipe - I'm Polish!
As for the corned beef - I don't eat meats/beef, but thanks. I think I might just throw it in there with cinnamon and let 'er stew.

[msbkporch]

Oh, please give the rest of us the recipe for the cabbage rolls. They sound good and I'm looking for authentic recipes--who better than someone's mother. Thanks, Lois

[recipelover]

Just a quick note: corned beef is very fatty and I don't think it is SB friendly at all. Try to use a substitute like ham.

[Dolly-VA]

Here's something I used to fix a lot for lunch for myself. Obviously, you can make it without the onions or whatever part you don't like. It's just a simple dish but very tasty!

Cabbage and Sausage Stirfry

Heat a little olive oil in a med skillet. Throw in about 2 cups chopped green cabbage and 1/2 small onion, chopped. Saute a few minutes. Add 1 chicken or turkey sausage (like Aidells or Hanns Brand) cut into thin slices, 1 tablespoon or more seedy prepared mustard and worcestershire sauce to taste. Heat till cabbage is tender and all is hot. This is so good!

[LisaB]

We like to chop cabbage up and saute in olive oil until crisp-tender. Or, sometimes I saute it longer until the cabbage is starting to get browned. DH just likes his plain, I like it with vinegar on it.

Lisa

[lpkcarlson]

Well, the cabbage rolls my mom always made at home:

First, take the core out of the cabbage head, then steam in a large pot until leaves are easy to peel apart (probably 30-45 min). Separate leaves. Make meatballs: Hamburger (maybe 2 lbs), mix in uncooked rice - about 1 C.(she always used white, but I've made it with brown since being on SB) A little salt & pepper. Mix together well, then roll hamburger into medium sized meatballs. Wrap a cabbage leaf around each meatball (we always used toothpicks to hold the cabbage on), then place in a large dutch oven. Pour large can of tomato juice over & cook until hamburger & rice is done. Mom always added in whole canned tomatoes, potatoes (maybe sub sweet potatoes?) and carrots.

One of my dad's faves! It's an all day affair, though to make this stuff.

[grammie]

Here are 3 of our favorites, don't remember where I got these but I have made all of them:

Cabbage Patch Casserole
1/2 lb. lean ground pork, beef or turkey or meatless crumbles
1/4 cup pearl onions, frozen
1 cup cooked brown rice
2 cups ready to use prepared cole slaw greens or shredded cabbage
1 tbsp cider vinegar
8 oz tomato sauce, no salt added
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp caraway seeds

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spoon meat into small nonstick casserole dish and top with onions, then rice, and then cabbage. In a small cup, combine vinegar, tomato sauce, and pepper. Pour liquid over items. Sprinkle with caraway seeds. Cover and bake 30-45 minutes or until cabbage is tender.

Irish Stuffed Cabbage
1 head cabbage
½ C onion chopped
2 cloves garlic ½ C carrot grated
¾ lb. minced lean ground pork, beef or turkey or meatless crumbles
½ cup barley
1 egg beaten
1/4 tsp pepper
1 C FF chicken broth
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Cut cabbage in half—hollow out each half. Cook in 1” of water 8-10 min-drain. Saute onion & carrot in Pam till onion is clear. Add meat and brown. Remove from heat-stir in barley, egg, pepper,& nutmeg. Add ½ C chicken broth-stir. Spoon into center of cabbage halves and place in a casserole dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Add ½ C chicken broth and bake at 350 degrees about 50 min. 6 servings

Lazy Day Cabbage Rolls
1 lb. minced lean ground pork, beef or turkey or meatless crumbles
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
3-4 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup brown rice, cooked
(3) 16-ounce cans of crushed tomatoes (I used 2 cans crushed, and one can of rotels because we like things spicy)

Cook rice first as this takes the longest time. Brown ground meat and onions and then drain. Mix meat, cabbage, rice, salt and pepper and place in 9X13 casserole dish. Spoon crushed tomatoes over top. Bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours.

[Ziploxx]

These all sound like fun recipes Grammie. Cabbage is one of the food things I overlook too often.

I just called my mom and lpkcarlson's recipe is just like my mom makes it, except that my mom adds finely diced onion, celery and garlic in addition to the rice. It adds a little more flavor.

Hey lorka, forgive me for asking or sounding ignorant, but what does being Polish have to do with cabbage rolls? Just curious.

[cody's mama]

When I read this it makes me think of a recipe my mom used to make when we were kids that was so good........
Cut cabbage up in a glass 9x13 pan
pour milk part way up the side of the pan probably 2 cups
add 2 cups shredded cheese, onion , salt and pepper

cover with foil and bake until tender and the cabbage has soaked up the liquid. Yummo

[lorka150]

Golabki! Cabbage rolls are a Polish specialty!

[someone]

Shred the rest and used it as a substitute for lettuce in sandwich wraps. Cabbage seems to keep pretty well for that.

[Ziploxx]

Golabki! Thank you Lorka. I love learning new things. I found some website that has like 16 different cabbage roll recipes by looking up your word. http://www.sweetbabymedia.com/recipes/special/golabki.shtml My ancestry comes from Hungary and Scotland, and they made foods like that all the time. Foods you could make a big batch of and eat the leftovers for days after.