Curried Cabbage & Kale Gratin

Ready in : 45 mins

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Curried Cabbage & Kale Gratin a try. For $1.19 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 274 calories, 12g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe from Foodista has 15 fans. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of cabbage head, bread crumbs, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 65%. Curried Cabbage & Kale Gratin, Kale and Cabbage Gratin, and Curried Cauliflower Gratin are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

fat — my preference is always animal fat

2 tbsp

bacon [totally optional]

2 slices

leek

1 large

garlic

3 cloves

curry powder

1 tsp

cabbage head

1 small

kale

1 bunch

water

0.5 cup

salt and pepper

8 servings

thyme

2 sprigs

eggs

3 large

milk

0.5 cup

bread crumbs

1 cup

gruyere cheese

1 cup

butter

2 tbsp

Cooking in Steps

1
Heat the cooking fat in a large deep skillet or a Dutch oven, over medium heat

dutch oven

frying pan
2
Add bacon strips, leek and garlic at the same time and saute for a few minutes, until leeks are fragrant, and bacon is golden brown.

bacon

garlic

leek
3
Add curry spice and stir well to coat the onions and bacon.

onion

bacon
4
Add thyme and cabbage and saute for a few minutes, until cabbage releases some of the juice.

cabbage

juice

thyme
5
Add kale and water. Stir everything very well, add salt and pepper, about 1/2 tsp each. Stir again and let cook over medium heat, until water evaporates and vegetables wilt nicely, and cabbage becomes translucent. It should still retain a bit of a light crunch.

salt and pepper

vegetable

cabbage

water

kale
6
Remove from heat.
7
Whisk eggs and milk in a separate bowl.

egg

milk

whisk

bowl
8
Add about 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1/2 the cheese. Stir well.

breadcrumbs

cheese
9
Add egg mix to the cabbage mix and stir until well distributed.

cabbage

egg
10
Heat the oven to 375F.

oven
11
In a casserole dish spread a handful of bread crumbs on the bottom.

breadcrumbs

casserole dish
12
Fold out the gratin mix into the casserole and spread evenly.
13
Coat with remaining cheese and bread crumbs uniformly.

breadcrumbs

cheese
14
Drizzle melted butter on top.

butter
15
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until top is nicely browned.

oven