Italian Cabbage Delight (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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A single head of curly green cabbage.
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400 grams of sausage meat.
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150 grams of risotto rice.
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One whole onion.
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One egg.
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80 grams of grated parmesan.
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50 grams of butter.
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One tablespoon of olive oil.
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A small bunch of parsley.
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Salt.
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Pepper.
# Instructions:
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Take off the outermost leaves of the cabbage and separate the rest. Boil them in lightly salted water for 15 minutes, then drain them well.
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Boil the rice in salted water, drain it, then toss it together with half the butter and the chopped parsley.
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Sauté the finely chopped onion in the olive oil, then add the sausage meat and cook for 5 minutes. Stir it together with the rice, the egg, and the parmesan.
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Grease a baking dish with butter, then layer the cabbage leaves and the filling, pressing down firmly with each layer. Finish with a layer of cabbage leaves on top.
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Bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. Let it rest for 5 minutes before turning it out of the dish.
# Notes:
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You can make this cabbage cake a day ahead.
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It tastes great served warm or at room temperature.