Stewed cabbage with minced meat: four ways to cook deliciously

Stewed cabbage is one of the most famous dishes of Russian cuisine, rightly gaining its popularity due to its ease of preparation and the availability of many recipes and ingredients. In Russia, cabbage is stewed with meat, chicken, sausages, mushrooms and other ingredients, and both fresh cabbage and sauerkraut are used.

To stew cabbage, you need a fairly spacious frying pan with high walls, a wok or even a cauldron. According to the classic recipe, stewed cabbage is prepared from a minimum number of ingredients: one medium head of cabbage, 1 onion, a little pepper and salt to taste. But as far as your imagination goes, the number of recipes for this popular dish will be just as diverse. Now I will present to you the most delicious recipes for stewed cabbage, which can be cooked in a frying pan (with meat, sausages or chicken).

How to choose cabbage for stewing?

Fresh white cabbage is best suited for stewing, but you can also stew red cabbage or even sauerkraut. The main thing when choosing is that the head of cabbage is dense, without rotten leaves, without cracks in the stalk. The requirement for the density of the head of cabbage applies to both white and red cabbage - it (the head of cabbage, or also called the fork) should not be deformed when pressed with your fingers. You also choose onions and carrots for preparing stewed cabbage in a frying pan so that they are dense and whole.

You can choose the meat for stewing cabbage to your taste; some prefer leaner beef, some fatter pork, some poultry, and some even cook cabbage with sausages or minced meat. I have collected several delicious recipes for stewed cabbage for you and now I will describe step by step how to cook it so that it turns out delicious!

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Stewed cabbage with minced meat is a tasty and nutritious dish that can be served for breakfast and dinner. You can take this dish with you as a snack on the road. The components of the delicacy combine well with each other, so the dish turns out to be balanced and low in calories.

To prepare this dish, you can use minced meat not only chicken or turkey, but also beef. If you do not consider the delicacy as a dietary dish, you can add boiled rice, potatoes, mushrooms or beans to the recipe. Instead of fresh white cabbage, you can use salted or pickled cabbage, or chop the cabbage.

To prepare the dish, you will need a deep, thick-walled frying pan or cauldron with a lid, in which the cabbage can be stewed until soft. A multicooker is also a great help, in the bowl of which you can fry both minced meat and vegetables, and then cook stewed cabbage that melts in your mouth. In a multicooker, the total cooking time will be no more than one hour, so if such a unit is available, then give preference to it.

Delicious stewed cabbage with minced meat, prepared with your own hands at home according to the proposed simple step-by-step recipe with photographs, is a very nutritious delicacy. This dish can be used to feed children over one year old. Recommendations for preparing a delicious dish should be added to your personal cookbook or saved in bookmarks with the note “You will lick your fingers!”

Classic recipe for stewed cabbage in a frying pan

For a classic recipe for stewed cabbage in a frying pan, a minimal set of ingredients is enough; I use pork for cooking, but you can replace it with beef, for example, or lamb.

The whole process of preparing stewed cabbage according to the classic recipe takes me no more than 50 minutes.

Ingredients:

white cabbage - 1 small fork (depending on the size of your frying pan);
pork (brisket) - 250-300 grams;
onion - 1 piece;
mixture of peppers - to taste;
garlic - 2-3 cloves;
salt - to taste;
water - 1 glass.

Prepare stewed cabbage according to the classic recipe as follows:

Step 1. Wash a piece of pork belly and cut it into pieces 1 cm thick and 5 m long (depending on the fat content of the purchased meat).

Step 2. Place a large frying pan over medium heat, heat it up and pour the pork pieces into it. There is no need for additional oil or fat since the breast is already fatty, but if you bought leaner pork, you can add a little butter or sunflower oil. Fry the meat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes.

Step 3. While the pork is frying in a frying pan, peel and cut the onion (one medium-sized onion is enough) into thin strips. Then we peel 2-3 cloves of garlic and finely chop them (if you don’t like the garlic taste, you don’t have to add it, the recipe won’t suffer from it). After this, pour the chopped garlic and onion into the pan with the pork.

Step 4. Reduce the heat and continue to fry the meat with onions and garlic, stirring regularly so that the onions do not burn. 5-7 minutes on low heat is enough for the onion in the frying pan to become soft. Meanwhile, we start cutting cabbage! If you have time to cut the cabbage and stir the meat being fried with onions and garlic at the same time, then great, but if not, then you can turn off the heat while cutting the cabbage. And so, cut the cabbage into thin long strips, pour it into a large bowl, add salt, mix and mash.

Step 5. Pour finely chopped cabbage into the frying pan on top of the meat, cover with a lid and turn up the heat to medium. After 5-7 minutes, open the lid and mix the contents of the pan well. After another 10 minutes of stewing the cabbage, stir it again and pour in one glass of water.

Step 6. After 10 minutes of stewing the cabbage with the lid closed, open the frying pan, stir again and simmer over medium heat, stirring until the color of the cabbage turns golden. This usually takes another 5-10 minutes.

At this time, you can add pepper and, if necessary, add salt to the cabbage to taste.

Stewed cabbage with pork goes well with mashed potatoes, although other side dishes also go well with this dish.

Cabbage with mushrooms in a slow cooker

Owners of multicookers will be interested in learning how to deliciously stew cabbage with mushrooms. To work you will need:

1 kilogram of white cabbage;
3 cloves of garlic;
2 onions;
300 grams of mushrooms (preferably champignons);
2 carrots;
2 tomatoes;
greenery;
35 grams of sunflower oil;
seasonings

The technology of this process is simple:

Sort the mushrooms, rinse and carefully cut into thin slices.
Place them in a multicooker bowl, adding a little oil first. Set the panel to “frying” mode. Cook the mushrooms until all the moisture has evaporated from the bowl.
Peel the onion and carrots, wash and chop finely.
Do the same with cabbage.
As soon as the mushrooms are slightly fried, add chopped onion.
After 5-6 minutes add carrots.
Lightly salt the cabbage and mash it with your hands. Then it must also be sent to the slow cooker. Set the “stewing” mode and cook for about half an hour under the lid.
Grate tomatoes into puree. The remaining peel can be discarded.
After the timer signal, add the tomatoes along with the seasonings to the bowl and simmer the vegetables for another 20 minutes.
Now only the final “touches” remain. 10 minutes before the end of the stewing process, add chopped herbs and finely chopped garlic to the stew.

Having studied this recipe in practice, every housewife can safely say that she knows how to deliciously stew cabbage. Moreover, such a dish is allowed to be eaten even during religious fasts.

Delicious recipe for stewing cabbage with sausages

If you don’t have meat on hand, but have sausages or boiled sausage, then they are also perfect for making stewed cabbage! This recipe is as simple as it is delicious! You will need a minimum set of products and no more than an hour of time to do everything about everything.

Ingredients:

sausages - 300 g;
white cabbage - 1 head (small);
onion - 1 piece;
carrots - 1 piece;
ketchup - 2 tbsp. spoons;
ground black pepper - to taste;
salt - to taste

Prepare stewed cabbage with sausages as follows:

Step 1. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots

Step 2. Place the frying pan on the stove, add a little sunflower oil (if you prefer, we can replace vegetable oil with butter) and pour chopped onions and grated carrots into it for frying.

Step 3. While the carrots and onions are fried, cut the cabbage into shavings and cut the sausages no more than a centimeter thick. Instead of sausages, boiled sausage (either milk sausage or doctor's sausage) is suitable.

Step 4. Add cabbage to the fried onions and carrots, mix and cover with a lid and leave on low heat for 15 minutes.

Step 5. Add a glass of water and add two tablespoons of ketchup or tomato paste, pepper and salt to taste, as well as chopped sausages to the cabbage.

Step 6. Stir, close the lid and simmer the cabbage and sausages over low heat for another 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.

You can serve ready-made cabbage with one or another side dish, garnished with herbs.

Cabbage with carrots and tomato

Most often, stewed cabbage is used as a side dish for meat. This option has been known to many since childhood. Therefore, novice housewives sometimes ask how to stew cabbage so that it really complements the main dish. In this case, you should use the simplest recipe, for which you will need:

1 head of cabbage (medium size);
Bay leaf;
1 onion;
70 grams of regular tomato paste (or a glass of tomato juice);
salt;
1 large carrot;
peppercorns;
sunflower oil.

Once all the ingredients are assembled, you can begin to figure out how to stew the cabbage. This will take a little time. You will need to do the following:

First peel the head of cabbage from the topmost leaves, and then wash it and chop it.
Place the chopped cabbage in a saucepan, sprinkle with salt, stir and let it stand for 10 minutes. It takes time for it to let out the juice. For stewing, it is better to use stainless steel or aluminum utensils. In an enamel pan, cabbage will definitely burn. You need to pour a little oil on the bottom. You can also add a couple of tablespoons of water.
Place the pan with the cabbage on low heat and simmer with the lid on.
Separately prepare the components for frying. First, finely chop the peeled onion, and then grate the carrots gently on a coarse grater.
Heat oil in a frying pan. Lightly sauté the onion in it. Then add the carrots and wait until the vegetables are soft enough. Then you need to add tomato paste. Fry all this over high heat until there is no excess moisture left in the pan.
During this time, the cabbage had already cooked a little. Now you need to add the frying to it, mix and check for salt.
Simmer uncovered until done. Add spices a couple of minutes before the end.

This is the most popular and fairly simple way to stew cabbage for a side dish. Although some people like to eat it simply with sour cream, as an independent dish.

Stewed cabbage with minced meat

You can stew cabbage not only with meat or sausage/sausages; to prepare this delicious dish, minced meat is quite suitable, and any kind - it can be minced pork, beef, chicken, or even turkey! Consider a recipe for stewed cabbage with minced meat, carrots, pumpkin and tomatoes.

Ingredients:

white cabbage - 1 kg;
minced meat - 300 g (for example chicken);
carrots - 1-2 pcs;
tomatoes - 2-3 pcs;
pumpkin - 300 g;
pepper - to taste;
greens - any to taste;
salt - to taste.

Prepare stewed cabbage with minced meat, tomatoes and pumpkin as follows:

Step 1. Pour minced chicken into a heated frying pan and fry it, stirring. Then we cut the carrots (I like them large, but you can cut them smaller, or even grate the carrots).

Step 2. Cut the peeled pumpkin into pieces and add to the pan, stir and leave to simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, let's chop the cabbage.

Step 3. Cut the cabbage into strips (in fact, you can use any size, depending on your preference) and pour it into the frying pan, mix well and leave to simmer for 15 minutes.

Step 4. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and pour them into the frying pan with the cabbage. Stir and cover the pan with a lid and simmer the cabbage with minced meat and tomatoes for another 15 minutes.

Step 5. After the cabbage is ready, you can decorate it with herbs to taste, dill, parsley, and even green onions will do.

You can serve it with any side dish, such as potatoes.

Stewed cabbage in the oven

This recipe provides you with a method for cooking cabbage with minced meat in the oven. You will end up with a casserole that is hearty and juicy. The recipe is simple.

Ingredients:

Minced meat – 350 g.
Cabbage – 500 g.
Egg – 2 pcs.
Milk – 150 ml.
Cheese – 100 g.
Salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking process:

First, fry the minced meat in a frying pan. Immediately season it with salt and pepper to your liking. Do not use minced chicken, as the dish will be dry.
Shred the cabbage into thin strips using a knife or a special shredder. This way the chopped cabbage will cook faster.
Salt the shredded cabbage and rub it with the salt a little with your hands.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Grease a baking sheet or baking dish with vegetable oil and place ½ of the shredded cabbage in the first layer.
Spread the fried minced meat in an even layer over the top of the cabbage.
Cover the minced meat with the remaining cabbage.
Mix eggs with milk in a separate cup, add salt to the mixture.
Pour the resulting mixture over the cabbage and minced meat.
Bake the dish in a preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Then remove it from the oven, sprinkle with grated cheese and place back in the oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees.
Cool the finished cabbage casserole with minced meat slightly and serve.

Bon appetit!

Recipe for stewed cabbage with chicken

You can prepare stewed cabbage not only with pork or beef; chicken would be an excellent choice! Let's get acquainted with a homemade recipe for stewed cabbage with chicken.

Ingredients:

white cabbage - 0.5-1 kg;
chicken fillet - 400 g;
onions - two onions (about 150 g);
tomato paste - 2 tablespoons;
salt and pepper - to taste.

Prepare stewed cabbage with chicken as follows:

Step 1. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces (you can cook it with any part of the chicken carcass, but the breast has fewer calories) and fry it in a frying pan.

Step 2. Cut the cabbage into strips and finely chop the onion. Pour the chopped cabbage and onion into the frying pan, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes.

Step 3. Add salt, spices, and a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste to the cabbage. Mix well, close the lid and leave to simmer for another 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Some people add potatoes to this recipe, others rice, but even without these ingredients the dish turns out very tasty!

You can serve it with various side dishes, and you can decorate the stewed cabbage with chicken with the herbs that you have on hand, or even finely chopped green onions.

Add tomato paste and more

Now you can move on to more complex options. For example, make stewed cabbage with minced meat, tomato and spices in a frying pan. Tomato paste will give the food a pleasant sourness, and seasonings will reward it with a fragrant smell.

What products will you need?

Cabbage – fresh and pickled – half a kilo;
minced pork or beef - also half a kilogram;
several bay leaves (but no more than 5 leaves);
two onion heads;
salt and ground black pepper - to taste;
up to 5 tablespoons of tomato paste;
any vegetable oil.

How to cook cabbage with minced meat?

What variations of dishes are there? Today, housewives happily prepare cabbage rolls, soup, casseroles, cutlets, etc. We hope that you will certainly enjoy the following culinary selection.

Recipe for stewed sauerkraut with potatoes and chicken

You can stew not only fresh cabbage; it’s quite easy to prepare this dish from sauerkraut. And now I’ll tell you about the recipe for stewed sauerkraut with potatoes and chicken.

Ingredients:

sauerkraut - 150-200 g;
chicken - 2 drumsticks + 2 wings;
potatoes - 5-6 pcs;
onion - 1 piece;
Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp;
salt and pepper - to taste.

Prepare stewed sauerkraut with chicken and potatoes as follows:

Step 1. Wash the chicken drumsticks and wings and place them in the pan. Pour about 1 spoon of sunflower oil and fry the chicken over high heat, turning occasionally, without covering the pan with a lid.

Step 2. While the chicken is frying, you can peel the potatoes, cut them into small pieces and add them to the frying pan when the chicken has already acquired a beautiful golden crust.

Step 3. Reduce the heat to medium and cover with a lid, fry the potatoes and chicken for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. At this time, finely chop the onion and pour it into the frying pan.

Step 4. At this stage, add salt and spices, and also place the sauerkraut itself in the frying pan.

Step 5. Mix the cabbage with potatoes and chicken and close the pan with a lid and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.

To ensure that the chicken and potatoes are “crusted”, you can rarely stir, then the potatoes and chicken wings/drums will be “fried”.

“Multi-cook” with potatoes

A multicooker is simply irreplaceable when there is a need to cook food and do something else around the house at the same time. It does not require constant presence near you, stirring or worrying so that it does not burn or run away. This device will also master cabbage stewed with minced meat and potatoes and even retain the maximum of nutrients in them.

Recipe for country-style stewed cabbage with minced meat

And here is another video recipe, this time of stewed cabbage in a rustic way with minced meat, the famous culinary video blogger Olga Matvey shows step by step how to stew cabbage at home according to a village recipe.

To prepare you will need the following ingredients:

Cabbage - 1 kg;
Onion - 1 piece;
Carrots - 1 piece;
Sweet pepper - 1 piece;
Vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
Any minced meat - 500-600 g;
Apple cider vinegar - 1 teaspoon;
Greens, bay leaf, salt, pepper - to taste.

Please note that for this recipe, both minced meat is suitable, both pork, beef and poultry, yes, as a result the dish will differ in taste, but still this rustic recipe for stewed cabbage is very juicy and tasty!

Stewed cabbage in a pan

In this recipe, you are asked to simmer cabbage with minced meat in a saucepan, only you need to take a saucepan with a thick bottom and walls. The tight lid of the pan retains moisture well, and the dish will be juicy, aromatic and tasty.

Ingredients:

Cabbage – 1.3 kg (one head).
Minced meat – 0.5 kg.
Carrots – 1 pc.
Onions – 1 pc.
Salt and spices to taste.
Vegetable oil – 50 ml.

Cooking process:

Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil.
Place the minced meat in it, mash it with a fork and fry over low heat until white.
Remove the outer leaves from the cabbage head. Wash the cabbage and chop it into thin strips with a knife or a special vegetable slicer.
Peel the carrots and onions, chop the carrots on a coarse grater, and cut the onion into half rings.
Place the stewing pan over high heat, pour vegetable oil into it and place chopped onions, carrots and cabbage in it.
Pour 150 ml of water or any broth over the vegetables. When the contents of the pan boil, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the vegetables for 10–15 minutes.
After this time, add the fried minced meat to the pan, add salt and spices to your taste.
Mix the minced meat with vegetables and simmer for 20–30 minutes until the cabbage is completely cooked. The stewing time depends on the type of cabbage. Late cabbage should be stewed twice as long as young cabbage.
Place the cooked cabbage on plates and, sprinkle with fresh herbs, serve.

Eat for your health!