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This dish can be served as a main or an appetizer, completely dependent upon the amount of leftovers one has when making it.
Prep Time
45
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Course:
Main
Cuisine:
Italian: Piemontese
Servings:
6
serv
Author:
Valerie Lugonja via Federico Crova at Cook in Italy
Ingredients
12
Savoy cabbage leaves
, blanched
100
g
salami
(we used about 2/3 salame in our recipe), finely chopped
300
g
cooked meat
(preferably roasted or boiled beef leftovers), finely chopped
3-4
tablespoons
flat leafed parsley
, minced
2
good tablespoons fresh sage leaves
, minced
1-2
cloves
garlic
, minced
1
egg
60-100
g
Parmesan cheese
, grated, to taste
60
g
butter
20
or 4 teaspoons olive oil
salt and pepper
, to taste (dependent upon the salt in the cooked meat and the salami
Instructions
Combine all ingredients, but the egg: adjust the seasoning to taste
Add the egg, thoroughly combine
Preheat oven to 350F
Fill each leaf with a small amount (about 2 tablespoons or 60g) of the filling
Roll leaf around filling; close ends
Thinly slice butter into pats; line bottom of casserole dish
Place rolls into casserole dish on top of butter; thinly slice butter into pats and place on top of rolls in casserole dish
Cover with foil and bake 20-30 minutes until top of rolls are golden brown; serve immediately
Notes
Alternatively, rolls can be fried with olive oil and butter until golden