The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 971 — Fresh Pork Breast Stuffed with Cabbage and Apples
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 971 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Wash a pork breast and make a large pocket with a knife between the bones and the meat.
Finely shred a small head of fresh cabbage, salt and squeeze it. Alternatively, take sauerkraut, scald with boiling water and squeeze dry.
Mix the cabbage with five finely chopped sour apples and one spoonful of butter. Stuff the breast and sew up the opening.
Sprinkle with finely cut onion, add about three spoonfuls of water and roast in the oven.
To provide
One pork breast and a small head of fresh cabbage Or 2 glasses of sauerkraut | 5 sour apples and 1 spoonful of butter 1 onion |
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 971. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.