Pierogi And Cabbage Crock Pot Recipes

PIEROGIES AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving drippings, and set aside.
• Heat bacon drippings over medium heat and stir in cabbage and onion; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and bacon; cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare pierogies according to package directions; drain. Combine pierogies with cabbage mixture and serve.

CABBAGE, KIELBASA AND PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pierogies and boil for 5-7 minutes. Pierogies should float to the surface when they are done, but that's not always true with today's frozen products - some float right away or within a minute or two. Ignore that event and boil for at least 4-5 minutes to fully cook the filling.
• Remove pierogies with a slotted spoon and drain well.
• While the water is heating for the pierogies, melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until it softens, 3 - 5 minutes.
• Add cabbage and saute mixture 5 more minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Stir in sliced kielbasa and continue to cook until cabbage is done and kielbasa flavors have melded with the mixture.
• Reduce temperature to warm. Place cooked pierogies atop cabbage and season with pepper.
• Spoon some of the cabbage mixture over the pierogies to help them reheat. The dish is ready when the pierogies are heated through. Serve warm.

CROCK POT PIEROGIES AND BACON

Steps:

• Boil pierogies according to package directions (I boiled water in a large stock pot and added all of the pierogies at once). Drain.
• Spray crock of crock pot with cooking spray or add liner to keep pierogies from sticking.
• Cook bacon until done enough to crumble. Cool on paper towels. Reserve 2 Tbsp grease to cook onions.
• Reheat bacon grease and cook onions over medium/high heat in bacon grease until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add butter to pan until melted. Stir bacon back into pan with butter onion mixture.
• Place a layer of pierogies in the crock pot. Drizzle butter mixture over the top. Repeat these steps until all pierogies are in the crock pot. Drizzle any leftover butter mixture over the top. Try to split it up between layers it so 75% of it is gone when you reach the top.
• Cover and turn crock pot to low to keep heat we had it on low for about 6 hours and the edges started to get crunchy (which we liked). Turn to warm if this is a problem.

PIEROGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Partially thaw the pierogies enough to cut through.
• Cut each pierogie lengthwise, then 3 times crosswise, so each will be cut into 8 pieces. Don't worry if they rip or fall apart.
• In a soup pot, melt the butter. Add the chopped onion and cabbage; sauté for 5-7 minutes or until onions are translucent. Do not brown.
• Add the cut up pierogies and chicken broth.
• Add the garlic powder, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the milk and cheese. Cook and stir over low heat until heated through and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Serve!

CABBAGE, POLISH SAUSAGE & PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Cut cabbage into quarters and place into a decent sized pot.
• Add beer, butter, season salt, & mushrooms to cabbage. Cook on medium heat.
• While cabbage is cooking, slice sausage into about 1/8" thick slices.
• Add sausage, onions, garlic, Worcester sauce, & vinegar to a pan. Cook until onions are translucent.
• After sausage mixture is cooked, add mixture to cabbage and continue to cook.
• In a pot, boil pierogies for 5-10 minutes, until they float.
• Drain pierogies then saute in a pan ,with a little bit of oil, until they are a little browned.
• Add pierogies & tomatoes to cabbage mixture and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes.
• Notes:.
• - Any type of cabbage can be used but I prefer to use savoy cabbage.
• - Store bought pierogies are alright to use, but nothing beats homemade pierogies.