Chapter XVIII · Vegetables and Farinaceous Products · No. 2103
Built upon: No. 273Blanchings
2103—Sou-fassum Provençal
Parboil and cool the cabbage as above; remove the outer large leaves, and set them on a net.
Upon this litter of cabbage leaves lay the following products, mixed:—
The inside leaves of the cabbage, chopped up and seasoned; one-half lb. of ciseled and No. 273, Blanchings white of a leek; one and three-quarter lbs. of sausage-meat; six oz. of lean bacon, cut into dice and frizzled; one chopped onion, fried in butter; two chopped tomatoes; a crushed clove of garlic; three oz. of No. 273, Blanchings rice and four oz. of fresh, young peas.
Gather up the ends of the net, and close it in such a way as to reconstruct the cabbage.
Cook it in mutton broth or in ordinary stock for three and one-half or four hours.
Serve the sou-fassum plain, on a round dish.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2103, p. 641. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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