Why You Should Be Eating More Chinese Cabbage
ByAnna Hartley,
For healthy hearts
Calcium and Potassium are two minerals incredibly important for heart health. Potassium helps the heart in various ways— it reduces blood pressure, it literally helps the heart to beat, and it is often present in foods that are low in bad cholesterol, another heart benefit. In addition, Chinese cabbage is quite low in sodium which is good for the cardiac system in general.
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VIDEO: Delicious Stuffed Cabbages
These tasty stuffed cabbage rolls are so easy!
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 5 - 6 thick rashers bacon
- 1/2 lb sausage meat
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 bell peppers, diced
- Salt
- 1 cabbage head
Method
- Fry the bacon in a skillet, then add onion, and meat.
- Add tomato paste, bell peppers, garlic and salt, and simmer till cooked through
- Boil 1 whole cabbage head in salted water till tender
- Spoon mixture into individual cabbage leaves, and fold carefully to form little rolls
- Serve with any remaining mixture
- Enjoy!