Kaalilaatikko

Valio’s kaalilaatikko combines white cabbage, minced meat and porridge rice with onion, marjoram, syrup, cooking cream and a milk drink. The cabbage first softens under a lid before the ingredients are brought together in an oven form.

The cabbage is shredded into a large pot with water, then heated under a lid for about ten minutes until it shrinks. Onion is finely chopped and browned with the minced meat; a little butter may be added for this browning if needed.

Salt, ground white pepper and marjoram season the meat and onion. This mixture and raw porridge rice are mixed into the cabbage, then poured into a greased oven form with syrup, cooking cream and the milk drink.

The casserole bakes at 175°C for about one and a half hours. Baking paper can cover the surface if it becomes too brown during baking.

Sugared lingonberry mash accompanies the finished cabbage casserole. Its berry-and-sugar pairing sits alongside the cabbage, meat, rice and dairy mixture.