Stuffed Cabbage without the Stuffing Recipe

Stuffed Cabbage without the Stuffing Recipe

This perfectly comforting dish has the silky heft of cabbage melding with the heartiness of meat and aided by the acidity of tomatoes.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 small green cabbages
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 pounds ground pork
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes

Directions

  1. 1

    1. In a large Dutch oven or wok on medium-high heat (but with more emphasis on the high), add the butter.

  2. 2

    2. Chop up the cabbage and add it to the pan, along with the salt. Stir occasionally and let cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until it starts to soften.

  3. 3

    3. While the cabbage is cooking, chop the garlic. Throw it in and stir whenever you're done chopping.

  4. 4

    4. Push the cabbage fully to the side of the pan and add the pork. Let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the pork browns on one side.

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    5. Break up the pork with a spatula and add the cider vinegar and the tomatoes. Stir everything together and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until the pork is just cooked through. Serve hot.