Feast your eyes on a culinary delight that combines the earthy sweetness of cabbage and the delicate sharpness of leeks, united in a creamy, cheesy gratin. This humble dish, elevated by a touch of nutmeg and a sprinkle of crispy breadcrumbs, is a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a vegetarian seeking a hearty main course or a meat-lover looking for a delectable side dish, this cabbage and leek gratin is a versatile dish that caters to all palates. Its simplicity belies its depth of flavor, making it a perfect addition to your weeknight dinner rotation or a special occasion feast. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
CABBAGE AND LEEK GRATIN
I love this next to any roast meat, brisket or silver side. It's a nice change in veggies on the plate.
Provided by Jaded spoon
Categories Other Side Dishes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180*C/375*F. Remove any old and tatty looking leaves from the outside of your head of cabbage. Cut it into quarters and remove the core. Shred coarsely.
- 2. Trim the leeks, cut in half and wash them thoroughly. Shred them coarsely as well. Mix them into the cabbage.
- 3. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the vegetables. Bring back to the boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook them for about 5 to 6 minutes, just until barely tender. Drain in a colander. Make sure you get as much water out as you can. You don't want any to dilute the delicious cream sauce.
- 4. Make your cream sauce by melting the 3 TBS of butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring over medium heat, for about one minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and cook, whisking constantly, until smooth and nicely thickened. Season to taste with some salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. Add a splash of hot pepper sauce to taste.
- 5. Put the cabbage mixture into a buttered shallow dish. Pour the cream sauce over top and allow it to soak in for a few minutes, while you make the crumbs for on top
- 6. Melt the 2 TBS of butter and then stir in the bread crumbs, mixing all together well. Sprinkle the buttered crumbs evenly over the top of the casserole. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until nicely bubbling and the crumbs are lightly browned on top. Note - I sometimes add a cup of grated gruyere cheese, plus 1 heaping TBS of grated Parmesan cheese to the sauce to give it a rich and cheesy flavour. You may also add some grated cheese on top if you wish.
EASY CABBAGE WITH LEEKS
Steps:
- Arrange the cabbage and leeks in a serving dish. Sprinkle with caraway seeds, if desired, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fiber 7 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 497 mg, Sugar 12 g, Fat 9 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SAUTEED LEEKS AND CABBAGE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pot. Add 1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds, 1/4 teaspoon dried dill and 2 sliced leeks; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 1/2 head chopped cabbage. Cover and cook, stirring once, 10 minutes. Add 1/4 cup apple juice and 2 tablespoons cider vinegar. Simmer until reduced, 3 minutes.
AU GRATIN CABBAGE
MY HERITAGE is Russian, and I have always loved cabbage. My husband didn't like it at all - until I prepared it this way. Since we're diet-conscious these days, I scaled down the cheese and use low-fat milk, but it's still delicious. -Katherine Stallwood, Richland, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 40m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the cabbage, carrot and onions until for 7 minutes or crisp-tender. Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine the egg, milk, Swiss cheese and seasoned salt. Pour over the vegetables. Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 156 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 126mg cholesterol, Sodium 345mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 10g protein.
CABBAGE AU GRATIN
This recipe has boiled cabbage, smothered in a creamy white sauce, layers of cheese, then topped with more white sauce and bread crumbs. Yummy anytime.
Provided by Pat Bates
Categories Side Dish Casseroles
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Place cabbage in a large pot of boiling water. Cook until tender, drain and set aside.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, then add flour stirring constantly. Gradually add 2 cups of milk. Stir on medium heat until thickened.
- Layer cabbage in bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour 1/3 of white sauce over cabbage. Arrange six slices of cheese on that. Repeat, ending with white sauce.
- Bake in an oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes or until bubbly and browned. Let stand 5 minutes. Slice and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 572 calories, Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Cholesterol 59.8 mg, Fat 35.6 g, Fiber 8.7 g, Protein 22.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 1258.3 mg, Sugar 15.1 g
POTATO LEEK GRATIN
Layer thinly sliced potatoes in a gratin dish, and then take your time sautéing the leeks, letting them turn a little golden and crisp around the edges, which brings out their sweetness. Add the leeks to the potatoes, and using the same pan in which you cooked the leeks, scrape up the brown bits at the bottom of the pan with a mix of cream, garlic, thyme and nutmeg, pouring that over the potatoes and leeks.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories casseroles, side dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and butter a 2-quart gratin dish. Wash the leeks to remove any grit and slice thinly crosswise.
- Using a mandoline or sharp knife, slice the potatoes into rounds, 1/8-inch thick. Toss with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Layer the rounds in the gratin dish.
- Melt the 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks, remaining salt and pepper, and thyme. Cook, stirring, until leeks are tender and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Discard thyme and scatter the leeks over the potatoes.
- Add cream, garlic and bay leaf to the skillet, scraping up browned bits of leeks from the bottom of the pan. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Stir in nutmeg.
- Pour the cream over the leeks and potatoes and top with the Gruyère. Cover with aluminum foil and transfer to the oven. Bake for 40 minutes, uncover and bake until the cheese is bubbling and golden, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Let cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 352, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 461 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CABBAGE AND POTATO GRATIN
Like slow-cooked onions, slow-cooked cabbage takes on color, becoming meltingly tender and sweet. Because of the bulk of the potatoes, this gratin makes a satisfying vegetarian main dish, though it certainly works just as well as a side.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories casseroles, vegetables, main course, side dish
Time 2h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and add quartered cabbage and potato slices. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil gently for 5 minutes.
- Drain and use tongs to transfer cabbage quarters to a colander set over a bowl or in the sink. Allow cabbage to cool in colander until you can handle the wedges. Core the wedges, then cut them in half lengthwise. Finally, slice crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide ribbons. Return to colander and drain for another 5 minutes. Place in a large bowl with the potatoes.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 3-quart baking dish or gratin. Cut one of the garlic cloves in half and rub the dish with the cut surface. Then slice up all the garlic and toss with cabbage and potatoes.
- In a bowl, whisk together milk, crème fraîche, about 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Pour into bowl with cabbage and potatoes, add cheeses and sage, and gently toss together. Scrape into baking dish.
- Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, until top is golden brown. During the first 45 minutes, press the vegetables down into the liquid in the baking dish every 10 to 15 minutes, using the back of a large spoon. The gratin will still be bubbling when you remove it from the oven, and you will see liquid in the baking dish. Wait 10 to 15 minutes before serving, until liquid is reabsorbed. If liquid remains in dish, serve with a slotted spoon.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 279, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 822 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
POTATO & LEEK GRATIN
A creamy supper dish that's cooked in one pot, and is easily made vegetarian
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Supper
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pour the stock, cream and milk into a small saucepan, add the garlic and bay leaf and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, cover and let the flavours infuse while you get on with the rest of the dish.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C. Butter a 2 litre gratin dish well. Mix the potatoes, leeks and ham (if using) together in the dish, and spread out in an even layer. Pour over the stock mixture and tuck the bay leaf in the middle. Season and sprinkle with the cheese.
- Stand the dish on a baking tray to catch any spills. Loosely cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Test the potatoes with a knife - they should be just beginning to soften. Remove the foil and bake for another 35-45 minutes, spooning some of the stock mixture over every now and again until the potatoes are tender. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 486 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 1.95 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Use a sturdy variety of cabbage, such as green or Savoy cabbage. This will help the gratin hold its shape during baking.
- Slice the cabbage and leeks thinly and evenly. This will ensure that they cook evenly in the gratin.
- Don't overcrowd the gratin dish. If the vegetables are too tightly packed, they will not cook evenly.
- Use a combination of cheeses that melt well, such as Gruyère, cheddar, and Parmesan. This will create a gooey, flavorful sauce.
- Bake the gratin until the top is golden brown and the vegetables are tender. This usually takes about 30-35 minutes.
- Let the gratin cool for a few minutes before serving. This will help it set and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
Cabbage and leek gratin is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served as a main course or a side dish. It's perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this gratin is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen.
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