POLISH-AMERICAN CABBAGE PIE

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This is a wonderful example of American born cooks recreation of their Polish mothers or grandmothers cooking. My grandmother never used a written recipe, she measured with her hands, fingers and eyes. The amount of cabbage is my eyeball measurement of a head of chopped cabbage.

Provided by Lorac

Categories     Pork

Time 1h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 9-inch pie shells (I use Pillsbury)
8 slices bacon
1 lb ground lean pork or 1 lb beef
8 cups roughly chopped cabbage
1 medium onion, chopped
8 ounces sour cream
salt and pepper
4 slices American cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp, remove, drain on paper towels and crumble.
  • Pour off and reserve bacon drippings.
  • Brown pork, drain and set aside.
  • Add bacon drippings, cabbage and onion to the skillet, cook stirring frequently until cabbage is crispy tender.
  • Add bacon, pork, sour cream, salt and pepper and combine.
  • Line a 9 inch pie pan with one of the pie crusts, add half of the cabbage mixture and top with cheese slices.
  • Add the remaining cabbage and cover with the remaining pie crust.
  • Seal and flute the pie crust edges, cut slits in the top crust and bake on a cookie sheet for 45 minutes.
  • Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 703.2, Fat 51.9, SaturatedFat 18.8, Cholesterol 88.6, Sodium 597.3, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 5.3, Protein 21.9

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