Baked Cabbage and Potatoes – Savoy Cabbage Recipes

savoy cabbage casserole with meatballs on a plate

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Baked Cabbage and Potatoes – Savoy Cabbage Recipes

A hearty and delicious cabbage and potato bake: sauteed savoy cabbage with bacon topped with cheesy mashed potatoes and baked in the oven.

Prep Time1

Cook Time25

Total Time1 25

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: German

Servings: -6

Calories: 605kcal

Author: Adina

Ingredients

Sauteed savoy cabbage:
1 medium onion about 100 g/ 3.5 oz
3.5 oz bacon 100 g
½ to 1 savoy cabbage depending on size, about 900 g/ 2 lbs/ more or less 10 cups when shredded
1 garlic clove
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup vegetable stock 125 ml, from ½ a cube is fine
2 heaped tablespoons crème fraiche
fine sea salt and pepper
grated nutmeg
Cabbage potato bake:
1 recipe sauteed savoy cabbage
1 lb potatoes
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup milk 125 ml
¼ cup (heaped) Parmesan 30 g
1 cup Gouda or Cheddar cheese grated, 100 g
fine sea salt and ground nutmeg

Instructions

Sauteed savoy cabbage:

Chop the onion finely. Set aside.
Cube the bacon, if not already cubed.
Quarter the cabbage, remove the core, place a quarter on its flat side and shred the savoy cabbage into ribbons.
Saute: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven on medium heat. Saute the onion until translucent, add the bacon and fry for a couple of minutes.
In the meantime, finely chop the garlic. Add cabbage and garlic to the skillet. Saute for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
Cook: Pour the vegetable stock into the pot. Stir again, cover, and cook on lowheat for about 20 minutes until the liquid has evaporated and the savoy cabbage is cooked, but not mushy.
Adjust: Remove from the heat and stir in the crème Fraiche. Adjust the taste with salt, pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg.

Cabbage and potato bake:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/ 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Prepare potatoes: Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks, cook in salted water until soft. Drain and mash, adding one tablespoon butter, milk, and Parmesan. Adjust the taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Assemble the casserole: Place the sauteed savoy cabbage in a casserole dish, of about 25x20 cm/ 10x8 inches. Cover with the mashed potatoes and sprinkle with the grated cheese.
Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately.

Notes

You can serve the baked cabbage and potatoes with pickled vegetables, like pickled green tomatoes, gherkins or zucchini pickles. Or any other pickles you like.

You can also serve the savoy cabbage casserole as a very rich side dish for meatballs, for instance. In this case, the cabbage casserole will serve 6 to 8 people.

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