Red Cabbage Millet Gratin (German Vegetarian)

A hearty German-style vegetarian casserole featuring tender red cabbage with apple and spices, topped with soft millet dumplings and finished with a creamy baked cheese sauce.

This recipe is german style, dinner, scaled for 8 servings, with 25 min prep and 45 min cook.

Prep: 25 min · Cook: 45 min · Total: 70 min · Serves: 8

Quick cooking notes

• Core ingredients include millet, vegetable broth, onion, eggs.
• Follow all 10 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
• Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.

Ingredients

• 1 cup millet (rinsed)
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 medium onion (chopped)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup quark or ricotta
• 4 cups red cabbage (thinly sliced)
• 1 medium apple (diced)
• 2 tbsp clarified butter
• 0.25 tsp clove powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 150 g camembert cheese
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.25 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

1. Cook millet in vegetable broth for about 20 minutes until tender, then let cool slightly.
2. Mix cooked millet with half of the chopped onions.
3. Stir in eggs, quark, salt, and pepper to form a soft mixture.
4. In a pan, sauté remaining onions in clarified butter until soft.
5. Add red cabbage and cook briefly, then stir in apple, clove powder, salt, pepper, and remaining broth.
6. Simmer for about 20 minutes until cabbage is tender.
7. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a casserole dish.
8. Blend camembert with milk, cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to make a sauce.
9. Spread cabbage mixture in dish, then spoon millet mixture on top in dumplings.
10. Pour cheese sauce over and bake for 20 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 260
• Protein: 10 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbohydrates: 28 g
• Fiber: 4 g
• Sugar: 6 g
• Sodium: 220 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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