Recipe from Bon Appetit
Serves 6, or 2 if you’re a feeder.
To be fair, if you simmer anything in cream, garlic and cheese it’s going to taste delicious. The truly magnificent thing about using cabbage is that the outer layers really take on colour and crisp up and the inner leaves take on all of the creamy garlicky goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 medium head of green or savoy cabbage (about 3½ lb. total), cut through core into 8 wedges
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1½ tsp. salt, plus more
- 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more
- 2 medium shallots, quartered through root end
- 4 garlic cloves
- 480ml heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp. thyme leaves, plus more for serving
- 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 180g Parmesan, grated
Instructions
- Preheat to 350°. Place cabbage on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with oil; season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast until tender and edges are golden, 40–45 minutes. (This is an essential first step: It draws out the excess moisture, ensuring that the cream mixture doesn’t get watery.)
- Meanwhile, bring shallots, garlic, cream, 1 Tbsp. thyme, 1½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. pepper to a simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots and garlic are very soft, 15–20 minutes. Let cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; blend until smooth.
- Rub the inside of a 3-qt. shallow baking dish with butter. Arrange cabbage in dish so wedges are lying on a cut side; pour cream mixture over. Bake on middle rack, uncovered, until cream thickens, 30–40 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes.
- Heat broiler. Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over cabbage. Broil until cheese is bubbling and gratin is deeply browned, about 4 minutes. Top with more thyme.