Finnish cabbage pot with minced meat

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 kg white cabbage
• 500 g minced meat (mixed or as desired)
• 500 ml vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp oil (sunflower oil)
• Beet syrup
• Cranberries
• Beetroot
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Chop the cabbage into small pieces (finely or coarsely, as you prefer). Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the chopped cabbage briefly, then add stock (about half the stock), reduce the heat to low, add the ground meat (roughly chop it), season with salt and pepper, and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally (the mince will naturally shrink). Add more stock occasionally (you can add more if you like). Once the ground meat is cooked, add a generous splash of beetroot syrup (taste it a few times the first time, otherwise it might be too sweet) and add more salt and pepper if desired. I serve this dish either simply with toasted black bread or with boiled potatoes (you might need more liquid in that case). Cranberries and beets are a must-have on the side. Tastes delicious, is super easy to make and freezes well.