Beef Cabbage with Tomato and Onion Sauce

This recipe is for an economical, but yet, tasty way to use leftover roast beef. Depending on the quantity of meat left over, it may be served as a main meal for the family or it can be used as a light supper.

Serve it with rice and creamed potatoes and a green salad.

This recipe can serve 4 people.

Ingredients

• 8 to 10 thick slices cold, cooked beef.
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 fresh, firm cabbage, more or less 2 lb. (1 kg), with the outside leaves removed and washed
• 1 tablespoon beef dripping
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 8 fl. oz. [1 cup] beef stock
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tomatoes, blanched, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Preparation

1. Trim all the fat from the beef slices and discard. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.

2. Fill a large saucepan with water, add ½ teaspoon salt and bring the water to boil over high heat.

3. Cut the cabbage into quarters and cut out the hard center stalk. Add the cabbage pieces to the pan of boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes or until the cabbage is tender, but still crisp. Drain the cabbage thoroughly in a colander and then cut them into strips.

4. Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan over moderate heat. Mix in ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.

5. Add the cabbage, reduce the heat to very low and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside in a warm place.

6. Melt the beef dripping in a frying pan over high heat. As soon as the fat is lightly smoking, put in the slices of beef and fry them a few minutes on both sides.

7. Remove the beef slices from the pan. Set aside on a warmed plate and keep hot.

8. Lower the heat to moderate and cook the chopped onion for about 5 minutes until brown. Mix in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the beef stock. Add the tomatoes, the remaining salt and black pepper, and the parsley. Stir continuously until the sauce begins to boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 1 minute.

9. Put the cabbage in a warmed serving dish and arrange the beef slices on top of it. Pour the sauce over the beef slices.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Nigel