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Stewed meat with cabbage and apples

Braised Pork with Cabbage and Apples

Wonderfully tasty from the simplest ingredients! This pork with cabbage and apples turns out so appetizing it disappears from the table in no time! You can make it with pork, beef, or poultry — a great everyday family dinner.

Pearl

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pork

500

Cabbage

500

Sauerkraut (or a little more, to taste)

100

Apples

Onion

Carrot

Vegetable oil

Butter

Salt

Ground black pepper

Dry spices

Garlic (optional)

Fresh herbs

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 27 % 6 g

Fats 50 % 11 g

Carbohydrates 23 % 5 g

147 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you braise pork with cabbage and apples? Gather all the ingredients listed. I used a piece of pork neck (shoulder) — it's moderately fatty and juicy. You can use any cut; it turns tender as it cooks. For a lighter version, use chicken or chicken breast.
Step 2:

Remove any bruised outer leaves from the cabbage. Peel the onion, carrot, and garlic. Rinse all the vegetables, apples, and herbs in clean cold water.
Step 3:

Chop the onion fairly small — half-moons or medium dice. Grate the carrot on the large holes of a grater, or on a julienne slicer. Finely chop the garlic.
Step 4:

Rinse and dry the pork. Cut the meat into small cubes, about 1/2 inch (1 cm) on each side.
Step 5:

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the onion, garlic, and carrot and cook until the onion turns translucent. Stir so nothing scorches.
Step 6:

Add the meat. Stir, reduce the heat to low, cover the pan, and braise for about 10–15 minutes. If the meat starts to catch, add 1–2 tablespoons of water.
Step 7:

Meanwhile, shred the cabbage into strips.
Step 8:

Add the cabbage to the pan.
Step 9:

Rinse the sauerkraut in a colander under cold running water, then add it to the pan. Now stir in the butter and your favorite dried seasonings and herbs. Mix everything well, set the heat to medium, and braise it all together, covered, for 30–40 minutes.
Step 10:

Cut the apples into small pieces. Which apples are best? Sweet or sweet-tart varieties work well.
Step 11:

Add the apples to the pan and stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Braise everything together for another 20 minutes.
Step 12:

Sprinkle the finished dish with finely chopped fresh herbs.
Step 13:

Serve it hot!

If you use tart apples, add a pinch of sugar to the cabbage and meat at the end of cooking to balance the flavor. Enjoy!
If you use a store-bought spice blend, be sure to read the label. These blends often already contain salt, so account for that or you risk over-salting the dish.
Everyone's sense of salty, sweet, bitter, spicy, sour, and hot is different, so always season to your own taste. If you're using a seasoning for the first time, remember that some are especially easy to overdo — chili pepper, for one.