Cabbage Box
Original source: Valio - kaalilaatikko
Serves 6, 2 hours
A traditional Finnish cabbage casserole that people either love or hate. Cabbage is highly nutritious and is considered very healthy, sometimes even referred to as a “superfood”.
Ingredients
- Cabbage: 1 head (900g)
- Water: 5dl
- Onion: 1 medium
- Ground beef: 400g
- Pearl rice: 1dl
- Heavy cream: 2dl
- Sea salt
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
Preparation
- Shred the cabbage. Place cabbage strips and water in a large pot.
- Heat and simmer covered until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Finely chop the onion. Brown the onion and ground beef, season with salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Mix the ground beef-onion mixture and raw rice into the cabbage.
- Pour mixture into an oven dish. Add the cream and water if needed.
- Bake in the lower/middle part of the oven at 175°C for about 1½ hours.