Kathie Oh's Recipe

Cabbage and Sausage Casserole

Category: casseroles

Polenta:
3 cups cold water
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt

Sauce:
1 large can (16 oz) tomato sauce with herbs, garlic etc. whatever you can find.
1 small can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tablespoon dry red wine
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Final Ingredience:
1 pound Italian sausage
1 cabbage
1 pound mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons butter

Prepare the polenta..... In a 2-quart oiled bowl add cold water. Mix together cornmeal and salt and add to bowl. Cover bowl and microwave on HIGH for 7 minutes. You must stir this every 2 minutes. Cover bottom of 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with polenta.

Cooking the sauce...... Combine all ingredients and simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes. Set aside.

Peel the large leaves from the cabbage. Cut into smaller pieces, not too small as it will cook down. Brown the sausage and the cabbage in the butter. Place the cabbage and sausage on top of the polenta in the casserole dish. Add the sauce on top of this and finally add the cheese on the top. Bake, covered, for 1 hour at 350 degrees F.