Ukrainian Halushky (ha-loo-shky) Pasta With Cabbage

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head green cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 2 teaspoons seasoning (maggie)
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 tablespoons oil (canola)
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
• 2 cups pasta, cooked (or home-made pasta)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 remove and discard a couple of the outer leaves from the head of cabbage.
• 2 cut the cabbage in 4 quarters.
• 3 cut out the core from each quarter.
• 4 chop up the cabbage, coarsely.
• 5 place cabbage in a pot filled with cold water (enough water to cover the cabbage).
• 6 add 1 teaspoons of salt, bring it to boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often, or until the chunky parts of the cabbage are semi-cooked (not to overcook it, or it will turn into mush).
• 7 remove from heat, and pour out onto a strainer to drain.
• 8 add 2 tbs. of canola oil (or butter if your diet permits it) into a frying.
• 9 pan, and heat.
• 10 add chopped onions, and sauté to a golden color.
• 11 add shredded carrot, and celery seeds, and cook 2 more minutes.
• 12 add the cabbage to this saucepan, add maggie seasoning, and salt.
• 13 and pepper to taste, mix all together and sauté for another 5 minutes.
• 14 add the cooked pasta , and blend in with the rest of the vegetables.
• 15 you can add some of the parmesan cheese to the halushky, and mix it in now, or let everyone sprinkle their own cheese , to their own taste.