Cabbage and meat balls casserole (Koolschotel met gehakt)

 Traditional recipe from The Netherlands

• 1 cabbage
• 500g of ground beef or pork (prepared for meat loaf)
• mashed potatoes

Clean and shred the cabbage and boil until done - 45 minutes. Drain well.

Meanwhile, roll the meat loaf ingredients into balls, brown them in butter in a open frying pan.

Add a little water and simmer until done.

Prepare the mashed potatoes.

Place half of the cabbage in a casserole, top with the meat balls and cover with the remainder cabbage.

Pour some of the gravy over the dish. Cover with mashed potatoes, dot with butter and brown in a hot oven.