Pierogi With Curried Cabbage 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 PIEROGI

Steps:

• How to Make Pierogie Recipe Dough from Scratch
• Gather all of the ingredients that you will need to make this perogis recipe.
• Start a large stockpot of water on the stove over medium heat.
• In a large bowl add the eggs and whip with a fork until eggs are combined. Add the salt and water to the eggs and continue whipping.
• One half cup of flour at a time, add to the egg mixture and stir with the fork making sure to combine all of the flour. I used 2 ½ cups of flour. A dough ball will start to form. When it starts to get hard to stir the dough it is time to move to the countertop.
• On a clean, dry countertop add ½ cup flour and spread out just a little bit making sure there is no bare countertop showing because the wet dough will stick. Add all of the dough to the center of the floured countertop. With your hand, knead the dough to slowly incorporate the flour. If you need to add more flour you can.
• How Do I Know When the Pierogie Recipe Dough Is Ready to Roll Out?Test the dough by pinching it with your clean, dry fingers. If the dough sticks to your fingers you have to knead more flour into the dough. If the dough does not stick to your fingers, then it is ready to roll out. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
• Preparing the Perogies FillingQuarter the head of cabbage. Remove the cores from the center of each quarter.
• Peel a couple of the layers off the cabbage quarters. Discard the center of the cabbage.
• Slice the layers of cabbage into thin strips and remove any of the white vein pieces.
• In a large sauté pan or stock pot, melt ¼ cup of margarine or butter over medium heat. Add all of the sliced cabbage to the pan, stir and then cover with a lid.
• Cook down making sure to stir often to prevent burning. When the cabbage starts to dry up from the margarine/butter, add one tablespoon at a time of the margarine or butter to the pan and stir in.
• Season the mixture with seasoned pepper and Lawry's salt (or salt and pepper). Continue to stir until all cooked down. Keep covered.
• Remove any of the hard-white veins that were missed when cutting the cabbage. Un-cover when just about done to cook out any extra moisture. Set aside and let cool until ready to make the perogies. I have done this step ahead of time (up to a day ahead) and refrigerated cooked cabbage until ready to use.
• How to Make PerogiesWith floured hands, take a piece of the pierogi dough and roll it into a ball. You want about a 1 ½ inch ball.
• Press the ball flat, sprinkle the counter with flour, place the flattened dough down and sprinkle flour on-top of the ball. Using a rolling pin or pasta machine roll the dough in a round circle making sure to add flour when needed. Roll to about a 4 - 5-inch circle.
• Place a tablespoon full of cabbage filling on-top of the center dough piece.
• Wet the tip of your finger with water and moisten the edge of ½ the dough circle. Fold the top of the dough circle overtop of the cabbage so it lines up with the lower ½ of the circle.
• Press the seal and use a fork to seal all the edges. Set the pierogi aside and continue making the next one until all of the filling is gone.
• How to Cook PierogiesThere are 2 steps to cooking pierogies. The first step is to boil the pierogies.
• Start a stock pot of water on the stove on medium heat. Add a tablespoon of salt to the water.
• Once boiling add 7 to 8 of the pierogies to the water. Adjust the temperature to keep the water boiling at a simmer.
• Cook for 10 minutes. Flip each one over half way through boiling. Scoop each pierogi out of the boiling water into a colander. Place colander into a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• When you are ready to eat your pierogies it's time to fry them up.
• In a large saucepan on medium heat, melt a couple pats of butter or margarine. Carefully place the homemade pierogies in a single layer and cover with a lid.
• Let cook a couple of minutes making sure to control the temperature and checking for a golden-brown crispness. Once golden brown on one side flip over and get golden brown on the other side. Remove from pan and serve right away.
• My family takes them directly from the pan to their plate and eats them as soon as they can. They love their cabbage pierogies!!

FAUX PIEROGI OVER CABBAGE AND POTATOES O'BRIEN

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil for the potatoes and boil until tender. Drain well, cover and set aside.
• Bring a separate pot of water to boil for each of the types of ravioli since their cooking times will vary. Boil the ravioli until they rise to the top and using a slotted spoon remove to drain. Toss with 1 to 3 tablespoons of the grapeseed oil as needed, to keep them from sticking, (reserving the other tablespoon). Cover and set aside.
• To saute the cabbage and pierogi, heat 1 of the remaining tablespoons of grapeseed oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the white cabbage and season with salt and pepper. If using red cabbage also, heat another of the remaining tablespoons of grapeseed oil in a separate large saute pan over medium heat, add the red cabbage, season with salt and pepper. Let the cabbage cook until very tender and until it begins to "sweeten." When the cabbage is tender, remove the cabbage to a bowl, add the ravioli to the same pan and saute very briefly.
• To finish the Potatoes O'Brien, while the cabbage is sauteing, heat the oil in a large saute pan and saute the bell peppers and onion until the onion turns translucent. Stir in the par-boiled drained potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
• Place some Potatoes O'Brien in the middle of a serving plate and spoon alternate portions of green cabbage and red cabbage around the potatoes. Top with pierogi.

CURRIED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage into 1-inch slices and separate the leaves into pieces. Place the cabbage in a heavy skillet with the water and cook, covered, over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until the cabbage is fork-tender. While the cabbage is cooking, melt the butter in a second skillet and saute the onions until they are translucent. Add the flour and the curry powder, stirring to make sure they are well mixed. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the milk and continue to cook until the sauce is smooth. When the cabbage is cooked, drain it and place it in a serving dish. Pour the curry sauce over it and serve hot.

PIEROGIES WITH RED CABBAGE & APPLE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil on medium until hot.
• Add onion & garlic; cook 5 minutes or until golden and softened, stirring frequently.
• Increase heat to medium-high; add cabbage, cider, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper & pinch of crushed red pepper flakes; cover and cook 5 minutes or until cabbage begins to wilt.
• Stir in apple; cover and cook 5 minutes or until cabbage is very tender.
• Meanwhile, in covered 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil with 1/2 cup water to simmering on medium.
• Add frozen pierogies; cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Uncover and cook 10 to 12 minutes longer or until pierogies are heated through and pale golden on both sides.
• Serve pierogies on cabbage mixture, sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.
• Calories 305; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 550mg(yikes!); Total Carbohydrate 52g; Dietary Fiber 4g; Protein 6g & Calcium --.