Fletcher's Savoy Cabbage Casserole with Minced Meat

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 500 g potato(s), waxy
• 750 g savoy cabbage
• 500 g minced beef
• 4 carrots
• 4 eggs
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 80 g butter
• 30 g flour
• 2 onions
• 100 g mushrooms
• 100 g cheese, young Gouda, grated
• 1 tbsp oil (sunflower oil)
• 125 ml chicken stock
• 375 ml milk
• 1 tsp caraway seeds, crushed
• nutmeg
• Salt
• pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 50 minutes

very tasty (if you like cabbage) and really filling

Peel the potatoes and cut into approximately 5mm thick slices (or slice). Peel the onions and chop finely. Peel the carrots and also cut into approximately 5mm thick slices (or slice). Wash the mushrooms, trim off some of the stems, and slice them. Wash the savoy cabbage, quarter them, and remove the stalk and any brown leaves. Cut the savoy cabbage into strips (or slice). Put the potatoes in a pot of water and bring to a boil without salt. Once the water starts to boil, cook the potatoes for another 5-6 minutes. Drain the water (you can also save it for the savoy cabbage). Cook the cabbage strips for approximately 6-7 minutes. Drain the water. Now mix the minced meat with the onions, 1 egg, salt, pepper, and 2-3 tablespoons of water. Season to taste. Form the minced meat into small dumplings and fry them. Grease a dish (preferably a casserole dish) with 10g of butter, layer potato slices, savoy cabbage, mushrooms, carrot slices, and meatballs in alternating layers. Finally, cover with savoy cabbage. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt 30g of butter, stir in the flour, sauté, add milk and stock, and bring to a boil. Add the cheese and let it melt. Season with salt, caraway, pepper, and nutmeg, and simmer for 5 minutes. Crack 3 eggs, whisk them, and stir into the sauce, which is no longer boiling. Season to taste. Pour the sauce evenly over the casserole and let it soak in. Toast the breadcrumbs in the remaining butter and sprinkle them over the casserole. Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for about 40-50 minutes. Note: You can also sprinkle cheese over the casserole instead of the breadcrumbs. You can also pour the sauce between the layers. It then spreads better (personal experience).