The familiar dish, stewed cabbage, can be changed to taste by adding apples. Cabbage will acquire a pleasant aroma and sweet and sour fruit aftertaste. A step-by-step recipe with a photo of cooking a side dish of cabbage. Video recipe.
Stewed cabbage is very useful and irreplaceable in the winter season. There are many benefits from it for our body. Vegetables improve intestinal motility, stimulate the elimination of bad cholesterol from the body, give a feeling of fullness without overloading the stomach, promote weight loss, and much more. The classic recipe for stewed cabbage, you can diversify with meat products, various vegetables and fruits. Stewed cabbage with apples will be a great dish for lunch or a light dinner. You can serve the food on its own, or prepare fluffy cutlets for a side dish. Also, the vitamin dish is used for filling in pies, dumplings, pies …
For delicious cooking of stewed cabbage, each housewife has her own secrets. First, before stewing, the cabbage can be scalded with boiling water, so it will be softer. Secondly, also for greater softness, cover the pan with a lid when cooking. Thirdly, you need to salt the cabbage when it practically cools down. The fourth postulate - in addition to apples, carrots will give additional sweetness, delicate taste and color to cabbage.
See also how to stew cabbage in the oven.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 88 kcal.
- Servings - 3-4
- Cooking time - 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- White cabbage - 0.5 heads of cabbage
- Tomato dressing - 2-3 tablespoons
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Apples - 3 pcs.
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
Step by step cooking stewed cabbage with apples (cabbage side dish), recipe with photo:
1. Wash and dry white cabbage with a paper towel. Cut off the required amount, which chop into thin strips.
2. Wash the apples and dry them with a towel. Remove the core with a special knife and cut the pulp into strips. I recommend not cutting the skin so that the apples keep their shape well, and during stewing they do not turn into a puree consistency.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet and add cabbage.
4. Saute the cabbage over medium heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
5. After 20 minutes of frying, add the prepared apples to the pan.
6. Next, add the tomato dressing. You can use fresh or twisted tomatoes, tomato juice or sauce, frozen tomatoes in the form of mashed potatoes or slices, etc.
7. Stir the food and put the lid on the pan. Screw the temperature down to the minimum setting and simmer the cabbage for half an hour. Season with salt 10 minutes before cooking. You can serve stewed cabbage with apples (cabbage garnish) both warm and chilled.
See also a video recipe on how to cook stewed cabbage with apples.
