Hamburger Cabbage And Apple Goulash

Hamburger Cabbage And Apple Goulash

I had fresh hamburger, but was all out of ideas on how to cook it besides just hamburgers.  So I put the question up on my Facebook page and got some great ideas.  I did not use them though and I had thought of something as I was cooking up the hamburger in the skillet.  Well I rummaged through my refrigerator and came up with this dish.  My husband loved it.  He had two large helpings.  There was just enough to put in individual containers for our lunches today.  Here is how I made it:

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds of fresh Ground Beef or Hamburger

I/2 Head of Large Cabbage, diced

1 Large Onion, diced

1 Large Apple, diced

¼ Bag of Wide Egg Noodles

1 Packet of Mushroom or Brown Gravy Mix made as directed on the packet.

Directions:

Cook about 1 ½ pounds of ground-beef in the skillet.  Drain when half cooked. 

While this is cooking chop up about a half of a head of Cabbage, One large onion and one large apple (any kind you wish).

Add the Onions and the Cabbage 1 ½ cups of water and about ¼ bag of Noodles.  Cook until the noodles are soft. 

Add a packet of Mushroom or Brown Gravy Mix to 1 cup of water and mix well.  Pour over the Beef and Vegetables.  Let that simmer a few minutes so the gravy is a little thickened.

Add the apples turn off the heat and put the lid on it.  Let it stand for about 5 minutes.  You do not want it to stand too long or the apples become mush.

© Debra K. Allen a.k.a Lady Guinevere

Perfect Soup For A Cold Winters Day-Cabbage Soup

Perfect Soup For A Cold Winters Day-Cabbage Soup

On a cold winter's day when people are stuck in their homes because of snow what is better than a big bowl of hot soup to warm you up? Once you get this started sit down and dream in the winter about your gardens that you want to have.

There are many soups that qualify for this but the one that I am going to be writing my recipe for is the classically simple Cabbage Potato Soup. A big chunk of Chewy Crunchy Bread would go right nice with this hearty soup.

Now most times I will use a ham bone or ham hock or something similar, but this time I won't. I didn't have that when I made this soup so I improvised with thick slab bacon.

So now that I got your mouth watering for this deliciously simple to make dish here is the recipe.

6 slices of thick bacon cut into 4ths

I small head of Cabbage chopped into bite sized pieces

I large Potato Cut into bite sized pieces

3 Carrots sliced

1 Small Onion cut into small bite sized pieces

Put all into a Crock Pot, Slow Cooker or large pot. Pour in enough water to cover, Cook in Slow Cooker or Crock Pot for 4 hours. Boil on the Stove for 45 - 60 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Serve in a large bowl with a chunk of the bread that is linked above. While waiting for this deliciously simple soup to get done you can play games with the family. What a cozy way to spend time with the family on a cold winter’s day.

© Debra K. Allen a.k.a Lady Guinevere