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Cabbage stew

June 15, 2016 By Jane Leave a Comment

Cabbage stew

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Guess what makes this cabbage stew so flavorful and irresistible? Nope, not the ‘hidden’ beef… just a couple of bay leaves. They infuse the water with aroma. If you do not have a pack of  bay leaves in your kitchen cabinet, you are loosing a lot. This is a must-have item for every kitchen in the world. It costs almost nothing but makes dishes really delicious. Anything that requires boiling or stewing… potatoes, pasta, spaghetti, rice, you name it…add 2-3 leaves to the boiling salted water and enjoy the flavor.

Anyway, enough about bay leaves. We should all fall in love with cabbage in any shape and any size. Why? It has enormous health benefits, especially for women. Low calories facilitate natural weight loss and it fights cancer! There were numerous studies showing that women who consume cabbage on a regular basis had lower rates of breast cancer. So not only it tastes great, it may save lives!

So, for those of you who are interested to know how to make an easiest cabbage stew, here is the (russian-inspired) recipe. Don’t forget to share with your friends and family via pinterest. Thank you and stay tuned for new simple and simply global recipes.

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Cabbage stew
Author: globaldietrecipe.com
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  45 mins
Total time:  55 mins
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp oil (grapeseed preferred)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 100 gr of ground beef
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 3 Tbsp tomato sauce for pasta
  • 1 cup of hot water
  • 1 medium sized cabbage, shredded
  • 3 bay leaves, rinsed
  • salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a deep pan until hot
  2. Saute onions with garlic for 2 minutes until onions are soft and browned
  3. Add ground beef, tomato and tomato sauce
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes
  6. Add hot water, toss bay leaves and simmer on low for next 10 min
  7. While the meet is cooking, shred the cabbage
  8. When 10 mins pass, add the cabbage, stir well and close the lid tightly
  9. Increase heat to high
  10. When it starts boiling, reduce heat and simmer on low heat for about 25-30 minutes until the cabbage is fully cooked.
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Filed Under: beef, Eastern European, global diet, main dish

Baked potatoes

June 6, 2016 By Jane Leave a Comment

Baked potatoes

What is the easiest way to bake potatoes?

Peel 8 medium sized potatoes, wash them well, cut into medium sized pieces, put in a deep bowl.

Pour 1 Tbsp of grape seed oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Mix well, let the oil and salt coat all potatoes.

Pre-heat oven to 425 F.

Cover the baking sheet with a layer of an aluminum foil or a parchment paper.

Bake in the middle shelf for 45 minutes.

Filed Under: side dish, vegetarian

Double hearty soup

June 2, 2016 By Jane Leave a Comment

Double hearty soup

I have invented this soup by mixing and matching different ingredients. I call it ‘double’ hearty because I use ‘Hearty’ organic vegetable broth from Trader Joe’s and a bunch of hearty vegetables. This soup is fast and easy to cook. The result is truly delicious and very light. It makes a good dinner all by itself.

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Double hearty soup
Author: globaldietrecipe.com
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  35 mins
Total time:  40 mins
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • ½ medium onion, minced
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1 turnip, cubed (optional)
  • 2 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp tomato sauce for pasta (optional)
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 pack (quart) of vegetable broth (Trader Joe's organic 'Hearty' broth)
  • 2 cups of water
  • ½ cup lentils (Trader Joe's split lentils or any other)
  • 7-8 small or medium bok choy heads (washed well, bottoms trimmed)
  • ⅓ bunch of parsley and/or ⅓ bunch of cilantro, washed and chopped (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a deep pot heat the oil until hot
  2. Saute onion until golden
  3. Add carrots with celery and cook for a minute
  4. Add tomato sauce (optional)
  5. Add broth, water, salt, ground cumin
  6. Bring to boil
  7. Reduce to medium/low and simmer for 10 minutes
  8. Put lentils in the same pot
  9. Simmer for additional 10 minutes
  10. Add bok choy heads (cut each head in halves if desired)
  11. Add parsley and cilantro (optional)
  12. Cook until bok choy is tender but crispy (around 6-8 minutes)
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Filed Under: cooking with Trader Joe's, Soup, vegetarian

Sauteed mushrooms

June 2, 2016 By Jane Leave a Comment

Sauteed mushrooms

This is an easy recipe for mushrooms. For a quick fix dinner, sauteed mushrooms with onions can be mixed with cooked quinoa, pasta, in a vegetable soup or they can be placed on top of mashed potatoes. No meat required, your meal will be complete (and vegetarian). Don’t forget to serve your favorite green salad along with these mushrooms. Yummy.

Step 1: Heat 2 Tbsp grape seed oil or any other oil of your choice. Add onions and sprinkle with salt. Stir until the onion is golden.

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Step 2: Add sliced white mushrooms (1 pack)

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Step 3: Cook stirring for 7-10 minutes until the liquid released by the mushrooms evaporates.

 

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Enjoy with mashed potatoes, quinoa, buckwheat or pasta

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Useful tip: if you top these sauteed mushrooms with 1 Tbsp of sour cream when they are still hot, you will get an Eastern European dish. Any way you serve them (with or without sour cream), the taste is great.

Filed Under: side dish, vegetarian

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