Sausage and Cabbage

Directions

1. 1
   Heat oven to 300 degrees.
2. 2
   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and butter a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish.
3. 3
   If using sausages, remove casings and discard them.
4. 4
   Place cabbage in boiling water, cover, and let water come back to the boil.
5. 5
   Uncover and boil for 3 minutes.
6. 6
   Drain cabbage in a colander and run cold water over it to stop cooking.
7. 7
   Put about 1/3 of the cabbage in buttered dish and cover with 1/2 the meat.
8. 8
   Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dot with butter.
9. 9
   Repeat, ending with a final layer of cabbage, and dot top with butter.
10. 10
    Cover dish tightly with a layer of parchment paper, then top with a lid or a layer of aluminum foil.
11. 11
    Cook for about 2 1/2 hours, until cabbage is soft and sweet, and top is lightly browned.
12. 12
    After 2 hours, uncover the dish: if there is a lot of liquid in the bottom, leave uncovered for the rest of the cooking time.
13. 13
    If not, re-cover and finish cooking.