Green Beans and Cabbage 'Scandia'

"My Grandmother made this when I was a kid, and I loved it. I was thinking about it recently, but I didn't have any cabbage, so I used cauliflower instead. That was good too. I never have any bouillon cubes around so I just use a teaspoon of miso instead."
 
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photo by Jenny Sanders
Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Wash, trim, slice and steam the green beans.
  • Save 2/3 cup of the cooking water.
  • Cool the beans in cold water to prevent them from cooking more from their own heat.
  • Chop the cabbage, and set both vegetables aside.
  • In a double boiler, melt the butter with the vinegar, sugar, bouillon cube, dill, salt and pepper to taste, and add the cornstarch mixed with a little cold water (about 1 tbsp.) Cook until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, then thin it with the bean cooking water.
  • Add the cabbage and cook it for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, then add the beans.
  • Stir well to be sure the vegetables are well coated in the sauce. Thin with a little more water if needed.
  • Heat through and serve.

Questions & Replies

  1. I don't have a double boiler and I'm not sure why this recipe calls for one. Do you think I can make this just make the sauce on a low heat? I don't see why not. Am I missing the reason for the double boiler? Thanks for your help.
     
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Reviews

  1. Very delightful cabbage and beans recipe. I don't have a double boiler so I used a pot and followed through with the recipe. I served this over smoked kielbasa and we loved it. I'll make this often as we like cabbage. This is a very easy, quick recipe.
     
  2. I was searching through my freezer to see what I could make for dinner and saw green beans and cabbage. I never saw a recipe for these things together so I did a Google search and found this recipe. I was so impressed! It was very delicious and easy to make. I will definitely share this and make it again!
     
  3. This was very tasty, I used frozen beans and dried dill, something very different for us but loved the flavours, thanks for sharing.
     
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I love to garden, both perennials and vegetables. I am always looking for recipes to fiddle with, especially good simple vegetable dishes. I try to use organic ingredients as much as possible.
 
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