Amish Country Cabbage dish

 

When I drove from Minnesota to California I stopped in St. Louis at the arc there is a museum at the bottom. I found these wonderful cookbooks there. One of the few I bought was an Amish cooking cookbook. I have thumbed through many times. But never made anything. Lately I have heard of how great Amish food is so I started to research Amish cooking and dishes. I found many different cabbage and meat recipes. So I decided to make up my own one that fits my family's taste. I came up with one that was very similar to a Jewish dish that I make called Prakas. This meal was so simple but yet so amazing. It's a very hearty meal. My husband had 3 helpings. It's easy to make it vegetarian as well. I'm going to try some recipes in my book. 

I'm glad I was looking the Amish way. 

Ingredients

1lb ground turkey or hamburger

1 onion

1 clove garlic chopped

2tbsp butter 

14oz stewed tomatoes 

8oz tomato sauce

1/2 cabbage chopped

Salt and pepper

1tsp smoked paprika

1tsp brown sugar

1tbsp Worcester sauce

Mashed potatoes

Method

Chop onion and garlic and cabbage

Brown ground meat with salt, pepper paprika and onions, 

Drain grease

Add garlic, butter, cabbage 

Tomatoes, sauce, brown sugar and Worcester sauce 

Stir well, simmer 

and cover turn down heat and cook for about 20 min until cabbage is soft.

Serve over mashed potatoes yum

To make vegetarian omit meat cook same method. Yum!! 

German Cabbage Pockets (Kraut Bierok)

This recipe came from my German Grandmother. It is a favorite for all of our family. It is a really easy recipe. The recipe makes a lot of pockets. They freeze and reheat nice. Enjoy this German Staple as much as I do.

Ingredients
1 box Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix
1 head of cabbage
1 onion
1lb ground beef
Salt&Pepper

Method
Prepare mix as directed on box. Let rise. Slice cabbage and steam until tender, add salt and pepper. Brown beef and onion with salt and pepper. Drain cabbage, and burger and mix together. Roll out dough to 1/8” thick and cut into 4”x4” pieces. Add filling and cross corners together. Pinch shut. Flip so the "X" side is down on the baking sheet. Brush with melted butter or margarine. Bake until brown at 375° for 30 min.