Best 9 Braised Cabbage Stuffed With Sausage Fennel Recipes

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Feast your senses on a culinary journey with braised cabbage stuffed with sausage and fennel, a delectable dish that blends hearty flavors and aromatic spices. This traditional European recipe has been passed down through generations, offering a comforting and satisfying meal.

The succulent pork sausage, infused with the earthy notes of fennel, is enveloped in tender cabbage leaves, creating a symphony of textures. As the cabbage braises in a flavorful broth, it absorbs the essence of the sausage and fennel, resulting in a dish that is both savory and succulent.

Accompanying this main course are a medley of delectable side dishes that elevate the dining experience. Roasted potatoes, with their crispy exteriors and fluffy interiors, provide a delightful contrast to the richness of the stuffed cabbage. Pan-fried apples, caramelized to perfection, offer a sweet and tangy balance, while a refreshing cucumber salad adds a crisp and refreshing touch.

For those seeking a vegetarian alternative, the recipe offers a delightful stuffed cabbage option filled with a savory mixture of mushrooms, quinoa, and vegetables. This plant-based variation delivers a hearty and flavorful dish that caters to diverse dietary preferences.

Indulge in a culinary adventure with braised cabbage stuffed with sausage and fennel, a dish that promises to tantalize your taste buds and warm your soul. Embark on this culinary journey and discover the harmonious blend of flavors and textures that make this recipe a cherished classic.

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MY GRANDMA'S BRAISED CABBAGE



My Grandma's Braised Cabbage image

Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, sliced with the grain
1/2 head large or 1 small red cabbage, quartered, thinly sliced (core removed)
1 tart apple, peeled and grated
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, plus a splash
1/4 cup water
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • In a medium pot or Dutch oven, cook the onions in the butter over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add the apple, brown sugar, wine, vinegar, and water, and bring up to a simmer, stirring. Cover and braise for 30 minutes, stirring once and checking on the texture. Cook a little less for a firmer cabbage; a little more for softer cabbage.
  • Add a small splash of cider vinegar just before serving.

BRAISED CABBAGE



Braised Cabbage image

Braised cabbage is a tasty side dish with any meal.

Provided by Mark

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons butter, or more to taste
½ head cabbage, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices
½ onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 cup water
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir cabbage and onion until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in water; add vinegar, sugar, caraway seeds, and salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.5 calories, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 434.6 mg, Sugar 6 g

BRAISED CABBAGE STUFFED WITH PORK



Braised Cabbage Stuffed with Pork image

Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings or 8 to 10 cabbage rolls

Number Of Ingredients 27

1 large onion, cut into chunks
1 large or 2 small carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
2 ribs celery, cut into chunks
3 garlic cloves, smashed
Extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 pound pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 cup white wine
1(28-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes, passed through the food mill
2 cups chicken stock
2 bay leaves
1 bundle thyme
Kosher salt
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 large head savoy cabbage, leaves removed and tough bottom ribs discarded
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
Kosher salt
3 garlic cloves, smashed and finely chopped
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound spicy Italian pork sausage, casings removed
3 chicken livers, finely chopped, optional
1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish
1 egg
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 to 1 cup chicken stock or water

Steps:

  • To make the sauce:
  • Puree the onions, carrots, celery and garlic to a coarse paste in a food processor. Coat a large wide pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the pancetta and cook until it's brown and crispy. Add the pureed veggies and cook them until they become very soft and aromatic and are starting to turn brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the white wine and let it reduce by half. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaves, and thyme bundle and season with salt, to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Reserve.
  • To prep the cabbage:
  • Add the vinegar to large pot of well-salted water and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Set up a bowl of well-salted iced water. Add the cabbage to the boiling water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, then immediately plunge it into the bowl of iced water. When the leaves are cool, remove them from the water and pat them dry. Reserve.
  • Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and put over medium heat. Add the onions and season with salt, to taste. Cook the onions until they are translucent and very aromatic, about 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool.
  • In a large bowl combine the ground pork, pork sausage, chicken livers, if using, bread crumbs, Parmesan, egg, rosemary and crushed red pepper flakes. Season with salt, to taste. Add the chicken stock and mix well to combine. Stir in the cooked onions and garlic. Make a tester patty, cook it and eat it. It should taste really good, if it doesn't, adjust the seasoning.
  • Lay each cabbage leaf on a flat work surface. Spoon a generous 1/4 cup of filling into each leaf. Fold the outside edges in and roll the leaf around the stuffing. Arrange each roll with the seam side down so that the roll will hold itself shut.
  • Add the cabbage rolls to the sauce. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Uncover and simmer until the sauce has reduced to a thick, sauce-like consistency, about15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Transfer the cabbage rolls to a serving platter and lightly cover with the sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.
  • MMMMMM...cabbage!

CABBAGE AND SAUSAGE



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This cabbage and sausage recipe combines smoked sausage and tender cabbage, which all cooks in just one pan.

Categories     St. Patrick's Day     weeknight meals     winter     comfort food     dinner     main dish

Time 45m

Yield 3-4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
1 lb. smoked sausage, such as kielbasa, sliced into coins, 1/2" thick
1/2 yellow onion, sliced
8 c. chopped green cabbage (about half of 1 medium cabbage)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper, plus more to taste
1/2 c. chicken stock
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley, optional
Grainy mustard and/or sour cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat a large skillet (with a tight fitting lid) over medium-high heat. Heat the olive oil and butter until melted. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving the oil in the pan and set aside on a plate.
  • Add the onion to the skillet and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage, garlic, salt and pepper and cook 8 more minutes until the cabbage is wilted. Return the sausage to the skillet and stir all together. Add the chicken stock. Cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Let cook for 20 minutes. (Do not uncover or stir).
  • Stir in the fresh parsley, if using, and season with more salt and pepper to taste. Serve with grainy mustard or a dollop of sour cream.

BRAISED CABBAGE



Braised Cabbage image

Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli

Categories     side-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 1/2 stick
2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
2 teaspoons whole caraway seeds
2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
2 small heads savoy cabbage, cored, leaves thinly sliced
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
1 poblano pepper, washed and cut into thin rounds, including seeds
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 oranges, juiced
3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves

Steps:

  • In a large saute pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the cumin, caraway and coriander seeds and toast them slightly for 30 seconds. Do not let them brown.
  • Immediately add half of the cabbage and season with the salt. Toss and stir to wilt and to combine with the spices. Add the remaining cabbage and if necessary, reseason with salt and allow it to continue wilting. Stir in the poblano, toss and cook over medium heat, stirring from time to time, about 10 to 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning.
  • Stir in the vinegar and orange juice and toss to blend. Taste for seasoning.
  • Lower the heat and add the cilantro. Stir to combine and remove the pan from the heat. Arrange it on a serving platter and serve.

BRAISED STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS



Braised Stuffed Cabbage Rolls image

Categories     Bread     Sauce     Appetizer     Side     Bake     Braise     Cabbage     Simmer     Boil

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 23

FOR THE PESTATA AND STUFFING
2 cups milk
4 ounces dry country bread cubes (about 4 cups)
2 ounces pancetta, cut in pieces
1 large onion, cut in chunks
1 large carrot, cut in chunks
1 large stalk celery, cut in chunks
3 plump garlic cloves, peeled
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds sweet Italian sausage (without fennel seeds), loose or removed from casings and crumbled
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup dry white wine
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano
FOR THE CABBAGE ROLLS AND SAUCE
1 medium head Savoy cabbage (about 2 pounds)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 cups dry white wine
4 cups or so hot chicken, turkey, or vegetable broth
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
A food processor; a heavy-bottomed sauté pan or deep skillet with 4-inch sides, 13-inch diameter or wider, with a cover; a big pot for blanching the cabbage leaves

Steps:

  • To make the stuffing: Pour the milk over the bread chunks in a bowl, and let them soak for a few minutes, until completely saturated.
  • Using a food processor, mince the pancetta, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic into a fine-textured pestata. You should have about 2 cups total.
  • Pour the 3 tablespoons of olive oil into the heavy pan, and set over medium-high heat. Scrape in 1/2 cup of pestata, and cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until it starts to dry and stick on the pan bottom. Crumble the sausage into the skillet, and cook, stirring, until all the meat is sizzling and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt, and pour in the white wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the wine has evaporated completely. Remove from the heat, and immediately scrape the sausage into a large bowl to cool.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375°. Fill the big pot with water, and bring to a boil.
  • When the meat has cooled, squeeze the milk from the soaked bread (catch it in the bowl, and use it for another purpose). Crumble the softened bread over the sausage, and combine them with your hands, then work in the beaten egg, chopped parsley, and grated cheese, tossing all together into a loose stuffing.
  • To prepare the cabbage: Pull off and discard any bruised or torn outer leaves. Cut out the core of the cabbage, and separate the largest leaves from the head, keeping them intact. Lay each leaf flat, outside up, and with a sharp paring knife shave off the raised ridge of the rib at the leaf base. When you've trimmed twelve good-sized leaves (and a few extra) for the rolls, slice the remaining cluster of small inner leaves into shreds about 1/4 inch wide.
  • Drop the big, trimmed leaves into the boiling water, and blanch them until soft and quite floppy, about 7 minutes. Cool them in a bowl of icy water; drain well, lay them on paper towels, and pat dry.
  • Return the big sauté pan to the stove (wipe out any browned bits), pour in the 1/4 cup olive oil, and turn on medium-high heat. Stir in the remaining pestata, and cook until dried and sticking, about 4 minutes. Toss in all the shredded cabbage and 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and cook, stirring, until the cabbage starts to wilt. Pour in the white wine, raise the heat to bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes or so, to blend the flavors.
  • As the sauce simmers, make the cabbage rolls. Lay out each softened leaf with its shaved rib side down. Take about 1/3 cup of stuffing in your fingers, form it into a plump log, and lay it on the leaf. Roll the bottom of the leaf over the filling, tuck the sides in, and roll up tightly the rest of the way.
  • When all the polpette are formed, lower the heat under the sauce and place each roll in the sauté pan, seam side down. Pour in the stock, submerging the rolls, heat to a bubbling boil, and put on the pan lid. Set the pan in the oven to braise the rolls for an hour. Remove the lid, and push the rolls down in the sauce, which will have reduced. Bake, uncovered, for another 30 minutes or so, until the sauce has reduced and thickened and the tops of the rolls are nicely caramelized.
  • Serve in a warm bowl with some of the sauce, accompanied by rice, potatoes, or polenta.

BRAISED CABBAGE



Braised Cabbage image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 50m

Yield 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch strips
1 small onion, sliced
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large head cabbage, cored and thinly sliced or shredded
1 bottle beer

Steps:

  • In a large pot, add the oil and cook the bacon until browned and crispy. Add the onion and the bay leaves and season with salt and pepper. Add the cabbage, stirring to mix. Add the beer, season and cover. Braise until the cabbage has wilted, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.

BRAISED FENNEL WITH SAUSAGE



Braised Fennel with Sausage image

Categories     Side     Sausage     Raw

Yield serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage without fennel seeds, removed from casing
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 medium fennel bulbs, trimmed, cored, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch peperoncino flakes

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, sauté the onion and sausage, crumbling the sausage with the back of a wooden spoon, until the meat is no longer pink, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Push the sausage and onion to the sides of the pan to create a clear spot in the center, and plop in the tomato paste. Let the tomato paste toast for a minute or two, then stir it into the vegetables. Toss in the fennel, and season with the salt and peperoncino. Lower the heat, cover the skillet, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fennel is tender and caramelized, about 15 to 20 minutes. Uncover, and increase the heat to cook away any excess liquid in the pan, if necessary.

BRAISED STUFFED CABBAGE



Braised stuffed cabbage image

Slow-cooked cabbage leaves stuffed with a tasty rice mixture make a hearty veggie main, or an unusual side dish

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Dinner, Vegetable

Time 1h45m

Yield Serves 3 as a main, 6 as a side dish

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 large cabbage leaves (Savoy is perfect)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion , finely chopped
2 tsp finely chopped rosemary
1 celery stick, chopped
140g mixed basmati and wild rice (we like Tilda)
140g cooked chestnut , roughly chopped
50g fresh or frozen cranberry
300ml vegetable stock
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp clear honey

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Remove the tough central stalk from the cabbage leaves. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the cabbage, then cook for just 1-2 mins until the leaves are starting to wilt. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Drain well, then pat dry with a tea towel.
  • Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, then fry for 5 mins until slightly browned. Add the rosemary and celery, then cook for 8 mins more. Stir in the rice, then cook for a min or so until the grains are glistening. Remove from the heat, stir in the chestnuts and cranberries, then season.
  • Spoon a little stuffing onto a cabbage leaf, roll up and fold in the sides to enclose the filling. Put in a single layer in a large, oiled, shallow ovenproof dish with the join underneath. Fill the remaining leaves in the same way. Mix the stock, vinegar and honey, then pour over the cabbage. Cover the dish tightly with foil, bake for 1 hr, uncover, then cook for a further 15 mins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 349 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 62 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.19 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Choose the right cabbage: Select a large, firm green cabbage with tightly packed leaves.
  • Prepare the cabbage: Remove the outer leaves and cut out the core. Blanch the cabbage leaves in boiling water for a few minutes to soften them.
  • Make the sausage filling: Use a combination of ground pork and Italian sausage for a flavorful filling. Add fennel seeds, garlic, and red pepper flakes for extra flavor.
  • Stuff the cabbage leaves: Place a spoonful of the sausage filling in the center of each cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over the filling and roll it up tightly.
  • Braise the cabbage rolls: Place the cabbage rolls in a baking dish with a little bit of water or broth. Cover the dish and bake in a preheated oven until the cabbage is tender and the filling is cooked through.
  • Serve the cabbage rolls: Serve the cabbage rolls hot with a side of mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple green salad.

Conclusion:

Braised cabbage stuffed with sausage and fennel is a delicious and hearty dish that is perfect for a winter meal. The cabbage is tender and flavorful, the sausage filling is savory and satisfying, and the fennel adds a touch of sweetness and anise flavor. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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