Braised Red Cabbage

December 27, 2021

From Time/Life series. 325º oven, 2 hours. (Best served next day)

Ingredients

Small 2 lb red cabbage finely cut/shredded

4 TB butter

1 TB salt

1/3 C water

1/3 C red vinegar

1/4 C red currant jelly (or lingon berry)

1 small apple minced

DIRECTIONS

Add butter, salt, sugar,water & vinegar to large stainless steel dutch oven/pot. Bring to a boil on stove.

Add shredded cabbage, cover, bring back to a boil.

Remove covered pot from stove, move to oven, braise 2 hours. ( In the last 10 minutes add jelly and minced apples.)

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Olsson Swedish Meatballs

January 29, 2013

This is adapted from the red “Swedish Food” cookbook, 1951 (4th edition)

Basic recipe ratio 3:1 ground beef:pork.

  • ¾ LB ground beef (can use some veal)
  • ¼ LB ground pork
  • 1/3 C bread crumbs (or slice of old bread)
  • 1 C water or milk (or soda water)
  • 1 TB finely chopped onions, sautéed in 1 TB butter until golden
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp white pepper (optional additions: or savory add dash of: marjoram, basil, thyme OR for Julbord: dash of ground cloves, allspice & ginger)
  • 1 egg

Mix bread crumbs with water/milk, then mix all ingredients together.

Shape into SMALL balls,  dip into water to keep spoon from sticking.

Fry in 2-3 TBS butter until evenly brown, shake pan continuously to keep balls round.

Swedish Meatballs

May 28, 2012

Pelle’s basic recipe: 60/40 beef/pork

red wine redux, veal bone glacé, cloves, all spice, ginger, white pepper.

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