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Irish: Kaldskopf




Source of Recipe


www.yankeemagazine.com


List of Ingredients




1 head savoy cabbage (commonly called "curly" cabbage), separated into leaves
1 pound each ground pork and ground beef
1 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs, beaten
2 medium onions, chopped and sauteed in butter until transparent
1 cup cooked rice (1/2 cup uncooked)
3 tablespoons pickling spices*, tied in a cheesecloth bag


Recipe



Parboil cabbage leaves to soften. Remove thick ribs. Spread out a large piece of cheesecloth and arrange leaves on it in an overlapping circle.


Mix everything else except pickling spices as for meat loaf, form into a large ball, and center on the bed of cabbage leaves. Gather cheesecloth to wrap leaves around meat, and tie at the top. Bring a tall, narrow kettle of water to a boil; add pickling spices and cabbage ball. Simmer gently for about an hour and a quarter. Remove from the cloth and place the ball of meat and cabbage on a platter. With the spiced water the meat was boiled in, make a brown flour gravy. Very good with mashed potatoes.

Comments
The Yankee Cook suggests cooking the cabbage in a light beef stock instead of water for the tastiest gravy.

I will use more pickling spices next time I make this, as I felt this dish was quite bland. – Anonymous Review