Chard… Cabbage Stalk Gratin

Select cabbage stems, remove the thick leaf stalks, rinse and cut into ten cm long pieces. Blanch the stems in about ten minutes, the washed leaves only briefly in boiling salted water (scald). Rinse cold and drain well.

For the sauce, cut the bacon into fine strips. Fry in hot oil. Quarter the onions and sauté briefly. Add the sausage meat and fry, turning. Add tomatoes with their juice and puree and season. Cook the sauce in an open saucepan over low heat for about 20 minutes.

Chop cabbage stem leaves and mix into sauce. Place stems in a greased ovenproof dish. Pour sauce over and top with mozzarella slices. Grind plenty of pepper over the top. Bake gratin in the middle of a heated oven at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Praise of the cabbage stalk The chard, like its relative, the spinach, holds for us a whole package of vital substances, especially calcium, iron, potassium, carotene, nicotinamide and vitamin C. Especially because of its high potassium content, chard is a good remedy for drainage and detoxification. Like rhubarb, however, it contains a lot of oxalic acid. Kidney stone patients should therefore better avoid chard. In addition, chard dishes should not be kept warm for a long time. Despite these restrictions, chard is becoming increasingly popular. I vividly remember how, in the garden restaurant, once a

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