North Croatian Cabbage and Pasta (“krpice Sa Zeljem”)

This is old recipe popular in North Croatia. You should use flat pasta like “farfalle”, or any similar FLAT pasta. Use also fresh cabbage. This is side dish to pork roast meat, or pork chops or BBQ pork and sausages.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 portions

Ingredients

• 300  g pasta (farfalla )
• 600  g cabbage
• 100  g  lard (or oil)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup water

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to manufacturer manual.
2. During this cut cabbage into stripes up to 1 cm wide and put them on hot lard. Add salt and pepper. Sauté it until cabbage is soft (add some water for better results).
3. When the cabbage is soft, mix it with pasta and sauté for few more minutes (it should be dry and greasy). Serve warm.