Cabbage Recipes

Well it's that cool rainy time here in Michigan, which means that it is time for "Comfort Foods". Since so many of you like recipes and cabbage dishes are my favorites, here are a couple. No pictures but plenty of flavor.

Mock Boiled Dinner (Cabbage & Bacon)

1/2 large or 1 small cabbage
10 strips of bacon
4 whole allspice berries
1 Qt. chicken stock
salt and pepper

Slice cabbage in 1" strips. Line the bottom of a 10"x 15"x 2" glass casserole dish with half of the bacon.
Layer sliced cabbage on top, add chicken stock, salt and pepper to taste & allspice berries.
top with remaining bacon. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Serve.

Cabbage Casserole or Un-Stuffed Cabbage

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 head cabbage, chopped
1/4 c. uncooked rice, regular or long grain
1 can tomato soup + 1 can water
1 T. brown sugar
salt and pepper

Brown meat with onion; drain. Grease a casserole dish with butter or margarine. Layer cabbage, meat, rice, cabbage, meat, rice, ending up with cabbage on top. Combine soup, water, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Pour mixture over cabbage. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.