| Pork |
| Cabbage, Stuffed | Serves | 4 |
| Cut off stem of cabbage and core w melon baller, making a 2" opening and leaving a 1.5" shell. Discard core and chop scooped out cabbage. Place cabbage shell in large saucepan. Cover w salted water. Bring to boil and simmer 10 min. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Sauté minced onion and garlic 2 min in 3T butter in large skillet over med heat. Add chopped cabbage, 3T tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Cook 8 min, stirring frequently. Combine cabbage mix, pork, bread crumbs, parsley, thyme and pepper. Mix well. Stuff cabbage w mix. Tie cabbage in large piece of cheesecloth. Sauté chopped onion and carrots 5 min in remaining 2 T of butter in saucepan just large enough to hold cabbage. Place cabbage, stem side down, over vegetables. Add stock, remaining tomato sauce and reserved parsley stems. Cover. Bring to boiling. Simmer 1 hour or until cabbage is tender, basting frequently. Correct seasoning of sauce and strain over cabbage. |
| Cabbage | 1 | large head |
| Onion | 0.5 | c minced |
| Garlic | 1 | clove minced |
| Butter | 5 | T |
| Tomato Sauce | 16 | oz |
| Salt |
| Pepper |
| Pork | 0.5 | lb ground |
| Crumbs, Bread | 0.5 | c |
| Parsley | 0.25 | c chopped, reserve stems |
| Thyme | 0.25 | tsp |
| Onion | 1 | c coarsely chopped |
| Carrots | 1 | c sliced |
| Stock | 1.25 | c beef |
| Choucroute Garnie | Serves | 4 |
| In deep enameled pot or flameproof casserole, sauté, without browning, onions in lard (or use goose fat as the Alsatians do). Add sauerkraut, washed and squeezed dry. Stir w fork to coat w fat. Add wine, apple and juniper berries tied in cheesecloth w bay and peppercorns. Add bacon and smoked pork. Add just enough stock to cover. Cover. Put into 325 oven for 4-5 hours and all liquid is absorbed. Brown sausage Ten minutes before serving, add sausage. To serve: Heap sauerkraut on hot platter. Garnish w bacon and pork, sliced, franks and boiled and peeled potatoes. |
| Onion | 2 | chopped |
| Lard | 3 | T |
| Sauerkraut | 2 | lb |
| Wine, White | 1 | c |
| Apples | 1 | chopped |
| Juniper Berries | 10 |
| Bay Leaves | 1 |
| Pepper | 6 | corns |
| Bacon | 1 | lb smoked |
| Pork | 1 | lb smoked |
| Stock | 2 | -3 cups chicken and beef |
| Sausage | 1 | lb links |