Irish Corned Beef And Cabbage Tarts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pastry recipe or 2 prepared pie crusts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1/2 head cabbage, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup cooked cubed corned beef or 1/2 cup ham
• 1 cup cubed gruyere or 1 cup swiss cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preparation:.
• 2 prepare pie crust and divide dough into four pieces.
• 3 roll out each between waxed paper into 7" rounds.
• 4 *if using prepared crusts, first roll to square shape, then cut each in half.
• 5 fit each into a 4" tart ring, or simply put the crusts on two cookie sheets. set aside.
• 6 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 7 saute onion in olive oil in a large skillet until soft.
• 8 then add cabbage, vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 cup water.
• 9 cover pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until cabbage is soft and mixture is reduced and thickened, stirring occasionally.
• 10 divide half of the cabbage mixture evenly among the pastry circles.
• 11 assembly:.
• 12 if you aren't using the tart rings, just mound the mixture in the center of the circles of pastry.
• 13 divide the corned beef evenly onto the cabbage mixture.
• 14 sprinkle with gruyere cheese cubes and grated parmesan cheese, and top with remaining cabbage mixture.
• 15 fold crust edges over the top of the cabbage mixture, pleating to form a ruffled edge.
• 16 bake tarts at 425º f for 20-30 minutes.
• 17 remove tart rings and serve.
• 18 note:.
• 19 you could use red cabbage to add more color/interest to the tarts.