This Layered Mushroom & Cabbage Casserole is a dish I make pretty often for my family. It is a delicious and healthy way to cook with cabbage. You can replace mushrooms with ground meat if you like it better this way.
The great taste of stone-ground cornmeal in combination with mushrooms and dill make it one unforgettable meal. It has the same taste as the stuffed cabbage rolls but is easier and faster to assemble.
If you don’t have stone-ground cornmeal, don’t worry, you can still make this Layered Mushroom & Cabbage Casserole using only rice. Â
How to make mushroom and cabbage casserole
To prepare this delicious layered cabbage and mushroom bake, start by soaking stone-ground yellow cornmeal in cold water for 3-4 hours. Drain well before using.
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
In a frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook the onion for about 5 minutes until it softens. Add mushrooms and cook until their water has evaporated. Stir in paprika, rice, cornmeal, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and split the mushroom mixture in two portions.
Cut the cabbage into quarters, remove the white hard core, and thinly slice each quarter using a mandolin or a sharp knife. Sprinkle the cabbage with salt and divide it into three parts.
Assemble the layers in a 10-inch (25cm) baking dish: start with one layer of cabbage, followed by one portion of the mushroom mixture, then another layer of cabbage, the second portion of the mushroom mixture, and finish with a final layer of cabbage. Mix the tomato puree with water and pour the mixture evenly over the surface of the cabbage.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil or a lid and bake for about 1 hour. For the last 5 minutes, remove the lid and use the grill function to achieve a slightly browned top.
Serve the dish warm with sour cream and freshly baked bread for a comforting and flavorful meal.
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Layered Mushroom & Cabbage Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 small green cabbage
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 5-6 medium mushrooms , finely chopped
- 3/4 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal (or 1/2 cup rice)
- 1/2 cup rice
- 1 big onion , finely chopped
- 2 tsp Hungarian paprika
- 1 bunch fresh dill , finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes , puree
- 2 cups water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Put stone-ground yellow cornmeal in cold water for 3-4 hours and drain well before using.
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
- In a frying pan heat oil over medium high heat. Cook onion for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add mushrooms and cook until any water has evaporated. Stir in paprika, rice and stone-ground cornmeal, fresh dill, salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Split the mushroom mixture in 2.
- Cut the cabbage into quarters, remove the white hard core and cut each quarter using a mandolin or a sharp knife. Sprinkle with salt and split in 3.
- Assemble the layers in a 10 inch ceramic baking dish. One layer of cabbage, one of mushroom mixture, cabbage, mushroom mixture and finish with cabbage layer. Mix the tomatoes with water an pour all over the surface of the cabbage.
- Cover with aluminum foil or a lid and bake for about 1 hour. For the last 5 minutes remove the lid and use the grill function.
- Serve with sour cream and freshly baked bread.
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I normally don’t care for much cornmeal, but this recipe sounds really tasty. How do you think it would be if I made it with semolina or masa? I would rather try to use what I have lying around the house first…
I don’t think it would work. I was talking about this kind of stone-ground cornmeal.
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It kind of replaces the rice but gives a unique taste. If you don’t have you can use only rice, 3/4 cup of rice instead of 1/2 cup.
I love this idea! I need to try it out. I am a big fan of all the ingredients so I just can’t go wrong!
This looks so fascinating! definately on my recipe list! thanks for sharing