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Braised cabbage (choucroute)

Thinly sliced white or red cabbage cooked slowly with butter, flour, caraway and water or stock for about 1½ hours, and seasoned with vinegar and sugar when served. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 428.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 428 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The book calls the dish "choucroute" after the French model. It is a cooked, not fermented, cabbage dish with vinegar and sugar at the end.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut the cabbage

    Clean the cabbage, cut away the thick stalk and slice it paper-thin.

  2. 2

    Layer

    Put the butter in the pot, then layer the cabbage with caraway, flour and salt in between.

  3. 3

    Simmer

    Pour over the water or stock. Simmer covered until tender, about 1½ hours, stirring often.

  4. 4

    Season

    Add vinegar and sugar just before serving.

Changes from the original

½ l is converted to 5 dl. The amount of sugar (¼–½) has no unit in the book and is not converted.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 428)~76% of the text changedremovedadded
Ingredienser: 1 stk hvitkål- eller rødkålhode. rødkålhode 50 g smør. gr. smør 20 g hvetemel. gr. hvetemel 1 ts salt. 1,5 ts karve. 5 dl teskje salt 1½ teskje karve ½ l. vann eller kjøttkraft. kjøttkraft 1 ss eddik. spiseskje eddik ¼–½ sukker (¼–½ i boka, enhet ikke oppgitt; smak til). Rens kålen, skjær bort Kålen renses, den tykke stilken stilk skjæres vekk, og skjær kålen i helt tynne strimler.. Legg smøret skjæres i løvtynne. I gryten og deretter legges smøret, derefter kålen lagvis, lagvis med karve, mel karven, melet og salt mellom lagene.. Hell over saltet. Påhelles vannet eller kraften. Småkok Småkoker under lokk til kålen er mør, ca. 1½ time, og rør ofte.. Tilsett time; må ofte røres i. Idet den serveres, tilsettes eddik og sukker like før servering. sukker.

Note on Modernised

½ l er omregnet til 5 dl. Mengden sukker (¼–½) har ingen enhet i boka og er derfor ikke omregnet.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this fermented sauerkraut?
No, the cabbage is simmered and soured with vinegar at the end.
Which cabbage can be used?
White or red cabbage.
How long does it cook?
About 1½ hours, covered.

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