Carter Family Recipes

This is a Polish recipe that is easy and delicious. Add more butter if needed. Use ham or kielbasa.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter 
  • 1 head cabbage, cored and chopped 
  • 1 large onion, diced 
  • 1 12-ounce package Rotelle pasta 
  • 2 Tablespoons water 
  • 5 – 6 juniper berries
  • 1 packet Goya Ham Flavored Concentrate – Sabor A Jambón de Cocinar Seasoning
  • lemon zest
  • 1  1/2 cups cooked ham or kielbasa, cut into bite-size pieces 
  • 2 pinches white sugar, or to taste 
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • salt and pepper

Procedure

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir cabbage and onion until very tender, about 30 minutes.
  2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta until tender but still slightly firm, about 12 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
  3. Stir water and cooked ham or kielbasa into cabbage mixture; add lemon zest, Goya seasonings and juniper berries; heat through. Thoroughly mix in sugar.
  4. Gently stir pasta into the ham and cabbage and heat through.

Instant Pot Version

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function.
  2. Add butter and onion. Cook and stir until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Add cabbage and ham or kielbasa; cook and stir until cabbage has wilted down, about 10 minutes.
  4. Add 2 cups chicken broth, Goya seasoning, lemon zest, juniper berries and pasta; mix well.
  5. Close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 3 minutes.
  6. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  7. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
  8. Thoroughly mix in sugar and lemon juice.
  9. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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