Braised Beef and Cabbage

Submitted by KWB5015

"When I wasn't looking, the butcher wrapped up a lump of meat that looked like a lawnmover had run over it. Lacking the language skills to try to complain or exchange it, I did this with it and my husband couldn't rave enough over how good it was!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 -2 lb beef, cubed
• 1⁄2 medium cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 3 onions, sliced
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• sour cream (optional)
• feta cheese (optional)

directions

1. Sprinkle the beef cubes (mine were pretty small, maybe 1/2") with salt and pepper and brown in batches in oil over medium-high heat. Be sure to leave enough space between the beef chunks so that they actually brown and don't steam/boil when they release their liquid.
2. In the bottom of an oven proof lidded glass or ceramic baking dish (or a crockpot), layer onion and cabbage and top with beef. Repeat layering, finishing with beef.
3. Open the tomatoes use them and the liquid with them to deglaze the pan in which the meat was browned. Break up the tomatoes while you do this.
4. Pour contents of the pan over the layered meat, cabbage, and onions.
5. Cover the pot and place in a slow oven (about 200-250 degrees F) for about 2 hours.
6. Check meat for tenderness and serve or continue cooking until tender.
7. Serve with sour cream or feta cheese.

Reviews

[Judith Fraser]

This was very easy to prepare and has a wonderful flavor. I like all the ingredients. However, it wasn't cooked after 2 hours. I needed to turn temperature up to 350 and baked for another hour. The meat was very tender by then and flavors melded nicely. Next time I will start at 350 and go from there. Thank you for a lovely recipe.