Moravian Cabbage Moravske Zeli Recipes

MORAVIAN CABBAGE (MORAVSKE ZELI)

Steps:

• Simmer cabbage in water for 5 minutes.
• Drain, saving liquid.
• Brown onion in lard, add flour and stir until brown.
• Pour in the liquid from the cabbage and stir until smooth.
• Add cabbage, caraway seeds, salt, sugar and vinegar.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.

MOROCCAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together milk, sugar, butter and flour.
• Cook over low heat for 1 minute.
• Add almonds and orange peel.
• Drop by teaspoon onto greased and floured baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated 350° oven for 7 minutes.
• Remove cookie sheets and cool flat side up.
• Spread flat side with frosting.

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS OVER NOODLES

Steps:

• Combine flour and 1/4 tsp salt on a pastry board and make well in the center.
• whisk eggs, milk, and oil in a bowl until well blended.
• Gradually pour egg mixture into the well in the flour while mixing with fingertips.
• Knead dough about 10 minutes or until it's elastic.
• Separate dough into three pieces and wrap with plastic wrap and allow to sit approximately 30 minutes.
• Remove dough and roll flat on lightly floured counter top as flat as possible without tearing.
• Using knife, pizza cutter, etc.
• Cut noodles about 1/4- 1/2 inch wide.
• Drop noodles into pot of salted boiling water and allow to cook about 10 minutes.
• Drain noodles and rinse with cold water; set aside.
• Cut chicken into small pieces and brown in the melted butter over medium high heat.
• Add onion to chicken and cook covered for 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms, water, salt, and paprika and mix well.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover.
• Allow to simmer 45 minutes.
• Mix sour cream and flour together until smooth, then add to pan and mix until entire recipe is smooth.
• Add noodles and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and allow to simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to sit about 5 minutes or until sauce thickens to desired point.
• **This is actually my lazy way.
• If you're trying to impress, start the noodles during the 45 minute simmer time and have done about the same time as the chicken.
• Ladle the chicken and sauce over the warm noodles and garnished with chopped scallions.

STUFFED CABBAGE HEAD (ZELNA HLAVA PLNENA)

Steps:

• Remove the stump from the cabbage and discard.
• Scoop out and save the inside of the cabbage, leaving about a 1- 1 1/2 inch shell.
• Chop the cabbage you scraped out of the inside.
• Cook onion and garlic in 2 tbsp butter over medium high heat until onion is wilted.
• Add meat and brown.
• Add chopped cabbage, salt, pepper, parsley, and tomato soup.
• Cook covered about 10 minutes.
• Drain and allow to cool, then add egg and mix together well.
• Fill cabbage with mixture (you will usually have some left over unless you pack very tight) and cover with a cabbage leaf securing with a toothpicks.
• Put broth and remaining butter in a large casserole or large pot, Place cabbage in pot (open side up obviously) and cover.
• Cook in over at 375 for about an hour and 15 minutes.
• Cut into wedges and serve.