Cabbage Brain
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes plus 4 hours
Serves: 10 people
Degree of difficulty: Easy
- 1 medium sized cabbage
- Oil for frying
- 4 onions, peeled and diced
- 3 rashers bacon, diced
- 100g/3.5ozs. butter, cut into slices
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce plus 2 tablespoons
- 4 tablespoons grated parmesan or pecorino cheese
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 150C/300F. Heat a frypan to medium heat and then fry the bacon and onions until soft and caramelised. Set aside.
step 2 - Cut out the core of the cabbage with a sharp knife. Dig out a large cavity to put the filling in. Line a baking tray with foil or parchment and place the cabbage on the tray. If it doesn't sit flat then slice a bit off the bottom so that it lies flat. Fill with the bacon, bbq sauce, parmesan and half of the butter. Bake for 2 hours.
Step 3 - Remove from the oven and place the remaining butter slices between the leaves (the cabbage should have opened up somewhat) and brush the outside of the cabbage with the 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce. Return to the oven for another 1.5 or two hours until very soft.