I made this dish a week or two ago because I had some cabbage to use up. And I ended up really liking it. I mean, I was craving more of it later that night and the next day.
Now, maybe it was just me, who knows? I can be a bit odd. But, my husband did like it too...just not as much I am sure.
But, there is something to be said for just straight forward, simple food.
Ground beef, cabbage, green peppers, onions and herbs. Oh, and some tomato sauce.Now, the recipe calls to use a wok. I do not own a wok, so I used a skillet, which seemed to work well enough. And I highly recommend making sure you have the herbs to throw in. I made it today with just basil, and I feel like it was missing something.
But, the dish is just in the middle. Not too heavy, not too light. It is not too wet, but not too dry. It has a nice balance of flavor between the cabbage, tomato, and herbs.
My only complaint, is that I didn't have any good crusty bread to eat along with it. That would have been nice to sop up the remaining juice in the bottom of the bowl.
If you want cheap good food, this would be it. Makes great leftovers too.
Oh, and I did not opt to put any cheddar cheese on it. I didn't really find that fitting.
GROUND BEEF & CABBAGE SCRAMBLE:
1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 c. cabbage, shredded
1/2 sm. green pepper, diced
1/2 sm. onion, finely diced
1 tbsp. snipped fresh parsley (1 tsp. dry)
1/4 tsp. each basil & thyme
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. sugar
Shredded cheese, if desired
READY: Combine prepared vegetables with herbs.
SET: Work on high heat.
GO: When wok is hot, stir-fry ground beef until lightly browned (4 or 5 minutes). Move up on holder shelf. Stir-fry vegetables, half at a time (2 minutes), moving up on holder shelf. Turn heat to medium. With baster or spoon, remove fat drippings from wok. Add tomato sauce and sugar; heat to boiling. Return meat and vegetables to bowl of wok; simmer together 2 to 3 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with shredded cheese if desired. 4 to 5 servings.
Looks delicious to me. Much like Claudia's 'Braised Cabbage,' which features bacon instead of ground beef. When she makes it, its hard to want anything else. And I agree: cheese would kill it. Dad
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ReplyDeleteI have the other 2/3 of the cabbage to use up...not sure what else I will make. The cabbage was huge!:)