If you liked the taste of Swedish cabbage rolls then you should definitely try this recipe that is much quicker. It is sort of a cabbage lasagna or as I think is the best translation; Swedish cabbage casserole.
Here you can find this recipe in swedish.
Recipe: Swedish cabbage casserole (kålpudding)
Ingredients
Cabbage
- 600 g cabbage
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 100 ml water
- salt
- black pepper
Filling
- 50 ml round grain rice
- 200 ml milk
- 400 g mixed minced meat 50% pork and 50% beef
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ½ tsp allspice
- 200 ml cream
Instructions
Cabbage
- Preheat oven to 200°C (392°F)
- Cut the cabbage in squares and fry them in butter
- Drizzle golden syrup, soy and water over it. Stir and put a lid over it to cook until a bit soft (around 10 min). Add salt and pepper
- Drain the cabbage (but save the liquid for later)
Filling
- Boil the rice in the milk until soft (around 20 min so best if this can be done in parallell to cooking the cabbage)
- Mix all the remaining ingredients with the rice. Make sure the mixture is not dense/dry, if that is the case use some of the liquid from cooking the cabbage
Assembling
- Grease an oven form and start with a layer of filling, follow with a layer of cabbage, etc. The top layer should be cabbage.
- Bake in the oven for 45 min
- Serve with boiled potatoes and lingonberry jam for a true Swedish meal!
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In addition to the milk used in cooking the rice, 200 ml. of cream is also mentioned. Is the cream mixed into the meat mixture?
Yes, the cream should be mixed with the meat and rice mixture
You Don’t know what you are talking about.
What are you referring to Zack?