Swedish Cabbage Recipes

SWEDISH CABBAGE CASSEROLE - KåLPUDDING

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil or butter over medium-high heat. Add the cabbage and lightly fry it, often stirring, for about 5-10 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons molasses and season with salt and pepper to taste. Lower the heat to medium; cook until all the liquid has evaporated and the cabbage is caramelized, about 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, mix the pound of ground meat, 1 chopped onion, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 cup heavy cream, 3 tbsp bread crumbs, 4 tbsp water, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add 1/3 of the caramelized cabbage to the meat mixture and mix again to combine.
• Place the meat mixture into a greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet or baking dish and top with the remainder of the cabbage. Bake for 45 minutes in a 350 degrees Fahrenheit preheated oven, or until meat is cooked and cabbage turns a beautiful brown color.
• Allow resting 10 minutes before serving. Serve with boiled or mashed potatoes and lingonberry preserves.

SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. In bowl combine egg, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, onion and milk; mix well.
• 2. Add ground beef, ground pork and cooked rice; beat together with a fork.
• 3. Immerse cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3 minutes or just until limp; drain. The heavy center vein of leaf may be slit about 2 1/2 inches.
• 4. Place 1/2 cup meat mixture on each leaf, fold in sides and roll ends over meat. Place rolls in 12 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch baking dish.
• 5. Blend together soup, brown sugar and lemon juice; pour over cabbage rolls. Bake in moderate oven 350-degrees for 1 1/4 hours. Baste once or twice with sauce.
• 6. I always serve this dish with mashed potatoes. We then drizzle the tomato soup over the potatoes.

SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS (KALDOLMAR)

Steps:

• Remove the stem from the cabbage and poach the head in boiling salted water for a few minutes.
• Separate the outer leaves and remove any coarse stalks.
• Let cool.
• Rinse the rice and boil soft in the milk for about 20 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Finely chop the onion and sautée in the butter until transparent.
• Let cool.
• Mix meat, eggs, onion, milk, spices and rice.
• Put about two ounces of the mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll to small dolmas (rolls).
• Place them on a greased tray.
• Put the sugar or syrup on top together with a little melted butter.
• Bake in the oven at 175 degrees C/ 350 F for about 30 minutes; add the gravy or sauce, raise the heat a little and bake for another 20-30 minutes.
• Serve the rolls with boiled or mashed potatoes (maybe enriched with cream and butter) and Farmors Gurka ("Grandma'sCucumber"): Thinly sliced cucumber marinated in strong vinegar, sugar, salt and parsley.
• (Personally, I'm not very fond of the sugar/syrup in the recipe, so I use to exclude it, but that's only because I'm against sweet ingredients in main courses in general).

SWEDISH CABBAGE

Steps:

• Core cabbage, then shred cabbage. Place in large pot and cook (on medium-high) in a small amount of water until tender (essentially steaming it). Will probably take about 10 minutes.
• Drain cabbage.
• Add remaining ingredients to cabbage, and stir.
• Serve.

SWEDISH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy casserole. Throw in cabbage, add the black treacle and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in the onion; apples and lemon juice; wine and salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning.

SWEDISH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add choped apples and onion sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly wilted, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Stir in sugar, cider vinegar, salt, cloves and allspice. Cover and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Uncover, add dry red wine and jelly and cook 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled. (Cabbage can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat over low heat if serving warm.)

SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS-KALDOLMAR

Steps:

• Wash cabbage and remove any damaged outer leaves, cut out core.
• Bring a large pot of water to boiling.
• Add cabbage to wilt leaves while preparing stuffing.
• Turn off heat under cabbage, mix together potato, rice, meats, onion, the 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, allspice, sugar, and egg.
• Separate leaves from cabbage as they wilt and drain:.
• Return cabbage to water to wilt inner leaves.
• Shape stuffing into oblong patties and place on core end of cabbage leaf.
• Fold over sides of leaf slightly and roll up, tucking in sides of leaf if possible.
• It may be necessary to fasten rolls with toothpicks, if used, they should be removed before placing rolls in baking dish.
• Mix 3 tablespoons flour and the 1/4 teaspoon salt and roll cabbage leaves in mixture; brown in large skillet.
• Remove cabbage rolls as they are browned and place in a large, flat, greased baking dish.
• Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Heat over to 300 degrees.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours basting frequently with the 2 tablespoons melted butter.
• Remove baking dish from oven and place cabbage rolls on a warm platter.
• Mix the 1 tablespoon flour and cream in a small pan.
• Add the liquid from baking dish: Cook and stir over moderately low heat until thickened.
• Season to taste.
• Pour gravy over cabbage rolls before serving.

SWEDISH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy large Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add apples and onion and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in cabbage and stir frequently for about 8 minutes.
• Stir in sugar, vinegar, salt, cloves, and allspice.
• Cover and cook until cabbage is crisp-tender about 10 minutes.
• Uncover and add red wine and jelly and cook 5 minutes more.
• Add salt and pepper to taste if desired.