Cabbage Loaf

Pain au Chou

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Richard Olney

Published 1974

  • About

If served hot, a cabbage loaf gains by being sauced—a creamed béchamel or a tomato sauce, buttered at the last minute. Cubes of boiled ham may be added to the mixture and it may be served cold, sliced, as an hors d’oeuvre.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup flour
  • Salt, pepper
  • 3 eggs

Method

Combine the flour, seasonings, eggs, milk, and olive oil in a mixing bowl, working from the center out, whisking until smooth, and leave to relax for half an hour or so. Stir in the chopped cabbage, pour the mixture into a generously buttered baking dish, and bake for from 30 to 40 minutes in a medium hot oven (400°) or until the center of the loaf is firm to the touch. It may be unmolded or se