1 medium cabbage, shredded
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1 lb hamburger
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup milk
1 small onion, finely diced
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp freshly ground allspice
Place water and cabbage in pot and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt, bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and simmer 5-10 minutes until wilted. Mix remaining ingredients into a meat loaf. Place 1/2 of the cabbage in large ungreased casserole, spread meat on cabbage and cover with remaining cabbage. Cover and bake @ 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, uncover and finish cooking uncovered for about 10 minutes.
Serve with cranberry sauce and boiled potatoes. You could go really Finnish and boil about 60% potatoes with 40% rutabaga and drain and mash them with butter and milk.
This is really good any time, not just on Saint Urho's Day. We also call it Lazy Man's Cabbage Roll because it has all of the flavor and a fraction of the prep work.
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Thanks! We’re going to try this later this week!