 |
| Kapuska Recipe |
We are together again with a wonderful meat and vegetable dish among winter recipes! The kapuska recipe which is a very healthy recipe that comes out with the perfect harmony of ground beef and cabbage, will cheer up your kitchens. During the winter months, many vegetable dishes are prepared in Turkish cuisine, either with olive oil or by using cubed meat or adding minced meat. Leek, cauliflower, celery and cabbage form the most important vegetables of Anatolian cuisine in winter vegetable recipes. During the winter months, leeks in olive oil dish which is made with carrots and leeks are served on many Turkish tables and celery dish in olive oil is made with carrots, potatoes or yams as well. Cauliflower dishes are often made with ground beef. When it comes to cabbage, perhaps the most prominent winter recipe is undoubtly Kapuska!
How to Make Cabbage?
It is possible to cook many different kinds of dishes with cabbage. If you are someone who likes to try different pickle recipes and consume pickles, pickled cabbage may be a very good choice for you. You can set sauerkraut in glass jars both as pickle cabbage alone or mixed with gherkins or carrots. One of the main dishes of Turkish cuisine which is prepared with cabbage is stuffed cabbage rolls. There are two different options for cabbage rolls, both cabbage rolls with minced meat and cabbage rolls with olive oil. In addition, the cabbage rolls, whether with minced meat or plain olive oil, is served by pouring some yoghurt on it. On the other hand, if you are interested in vegetable soup recipes, you can also try cabbage soup recipe. It is also possible to make delicious and healthy salads with cabbage. By combining finely chopped cabbage with carrots and yogurt, white cabbage salad can be a great salad option for you and your loved ones to accompany your dinner.
How to Store Cabbage?
Of course, it is necessary to mention the cabbage benefits, which is consumed in many different ways in Turkish cuisine and has different types such as brussels sprouts, black cabbage or red cabbage. According to studies, it is known that cabbage may strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of Alzheimer's, delays aging by renewing the structure of the skin, and is a vegetable that helps people who wants to lose weight. In order to maximize the health benefits of cabbage, it is necessary to pay attention to the storage conditions. You can store cabbage fresh in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. However, you need to store the cabbage by removing its core part and in the section which is reserved for vegetable so that it gets less air.
For cabbage food, kapuska or cabbage rolls, you must first choose a fresh cabbage. So how to choose the most suitable cabbage for dishes? First of all, a very important point is to choose a large cabbage. The middle part of the cabbage should be soft. Hard cabbages are not suitable for cabbage rolls. In short, if you are going to cook a cabbage dish, it would be more appropriate to choose a small cabbage, and if you are going to make cabbage rolls with olive oil, it would be more appropriate to choose a large cabbage.
Serving : 4-6 People
Preparation Time : 20 Minutes
Cooking Time : 30 Minutes
Cabbage Recipe Ingredients
Middle Size Half Cabbage
200 grams Ground Beef
2 Chopped Onions
2 Chopped Garlics
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
4 Tablespoons Tomato Sauce
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Half Cup (100 ml) Olive Oil
2 Cups (400 ml) Boiling Water
Preparation of the Cabbage Dish
Cut a medium cabbage in half.
Chop half of the cabbage into small slices.
Pour half a glass (100 ml) of olive oil into a pot.
Add 200 grams of ground beef to olive oil.
Saute the ground beef well.
Add 2 chopped onions.
Saute the onions.
Add 2 chopped garlics and saute the garlics.
Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.
Add 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce.
Mix the ingredients well.
Add the chopped cabbage to the pot.
Mix the cabbages well.
Add 1 teaspoon of red chili powder.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
Add 1 teaspoon of black pepper.
Add 2 cups(400 ml) of boiling water.
Cook the cabbages for 30-35 minutes on low heat.
You dish is ready when the cabbage is soft.
Serve the Kapuska dish hot.
You can consume yogurt or pickles with your meal.
Enjoy your meal.
You may also want to take a look to our other easy recipes;
- Authentic-beef-tripe-and-chickpeas-stew-recipe,
- Fresh-stuffed-capia-peppers-recipe-with-lemon-slices,
- Turkish-homemade-yogurt-recipe-with-fresh-cow-milk,
- Make-your-own-quince-jam-recipe-at-home,
- Hot-and-spicy-cauliflower-patties-with-garlic-yogurt-recipe,
- Easy-leek-recipe-with-rice-and-carrots-in-olive-oil,
- Sour-carrot-celery-and-onion-dish-in-olive-oil-recipe,
- Fresh-cranberry-beans-recipe-with-red-peppers-and-carrots,
- Spinach-main-dish-recipe-with-white-rice-and-minced-meat,
- Vegan-healthy-black-eyed-pea-recipe-in-olive-oil,
- Turkish-spicy-meaty-cauliflower-dish-recipe,
- How-to-make-dry-salt-cured-black-olives-at-home,
- Buttery-semolina-halva-recipe-with-pine-nuts-and-cinnamon,
- Sardine-mediterranean-fish-stew-recipe-with-parsley,
- Pogaca-savory-pastry-with-curd-cheese-and-parsley,
- Vanilla-cacao-marble-cake-recipe-with-orange-zest,
- Turkish-spicy-yellow-lentil-potato-soup-with-carrots-recipe,
- Pişi-turkish-fried-bread-recipe-without-yeast,
- Simple-delicious-spinach-and-eggs-recipe,
- Homemade-tomato-soup-recipe-with-vermicelli,
- Poached-anchovies-in-olive-oil-with-lemon-slices-and-parsley,