Swedish Christmas 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 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

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 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 CHRISTMAS CABBAGE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add the sugar and stir until it melts.
• Add the cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, for two minutes.
• Add the vinegar, water, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
• Lower the heat and cook, covered, until the cabbage is tender, about two hours. Stir the cabbage occasionally while cooking; if the pan seems dry, add a tablespoon or two of water to prevent burning.
• Stir the apples and jelly into the cabbage. Simmer the cabbage, covered, for another hour, until the apples are tender and the flavors meld.
• The cabbage can be made up to two days ahead (and tastes even better this way), kept covered in the refrigerator. Reheat the cabbage in a saucepan, covered, over moderately low heat. Taste a piece of cabbage and add more salt, pepper, sugar or vinegar to your taste.

DANISH CHRISTMAS RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the cabbage in a large saucepan, and stir in the sugar, vinegar, salt and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over medium heat for 1 hour. This can be served immediately, or chilled and reheated later in smaller portions.