Recipes · Finnish · Casseroles

Kaalilaatikko (Cabbage Casserole)

One serving has 521 kcal and 25 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (172%), cobalamin (103%), vitamin C (98%), zinc (65%), pyridoxine (50%) and selenium (47%). Ready in 110 minutes.

Kaalilaatikko (Cabbage Casserole)
Photo: Ville Oksanen from Finland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (398 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free
  • Contains: beef, dairy, egg

Ingredients

  • 200 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 100 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
  • 25 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 40 g Milk, whole
  • 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 8 g Cane syrup
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 0.3 g Allspice
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Shred the cabbage and blanch it in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, then drain well.
  2. Melt half the butter in a large pan and fry the cabbage over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden; set aside.
  3. In the same pan, brown the ground beef, breaking it up, until cooked through with no pink remaining.
  4. Stir the raw rice, milk, egg, syrup, allspice, salt and pepper into a bowl, then fold in the cabbage and beef.
  5. Butter a baking dish with the remaining butter, tip in the mixture and press it in evenly.
  6. Bake at 150°C (300°F) for 1.5 hours, covering loosely with foil for the first hour, until the rice is tender and the top is caramelised deep golden-brown.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy521 kcal25%
Carbohydrates39.8 g
Water299 mL
Fiber5.4 g18%
Protein24.8 g52%
Tryptophan0.17 g
Threonine0.94 g
Isoleucine1.1 g
Leucine1.9 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.6 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine1 g
Tyrosine0.77 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.73 g
Fat29.6 g
Monounsaturated11.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.93 g
Saturated13 g
Trans-Fats1.2 g
Cholesterol148 mg
Calcium165 mg16%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron4.6 mg25%
Magnesium54.8 mg18%
Manganese0.64 mg36%
Phosphorus305 mg44%
Potassium725 mg15%
Selenium25.6 µg47%
Sodium535 mg
Zinc5.2 mg65%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.34 mg31%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.39 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.8 mg42%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg31%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.65 mg50%
Folate (vitamin B9)160 µg40%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.5 µg103%
Choline131 mg31%
Vitamin A111 µg16%
Vitamin C73.3 mg98%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)35.7 IU6%
Vitamin E0.87 mg6%
Vitamin K155 µg172%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

3.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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