F is for Freddie, a very special person who is undertaking a fantastic project of cooking his way through the alphabet of veg. Congrats to Freddie's mum for coming up with such a cool idea to encourage good healthy food and cooking a such a young age. I am sure that Gregg (veggie expert and lovely MC judge) would be very impressed with Freddie.

Freddie is currently on C is for Cabbage - so this one's for you Freddie! Hope you like it - it's one of my favourite winter dishes.

1 savoy cabbage, leaves separated
1 pack of sausages (any variety but we like traditional English best)
salt and pepper
50grams salted butter

Blanch the cabbage leaves for 3 minutes in boiling salted water until soft. Drain and set aside. Remove the skin from the sausages and mix the sausagemeat together. In a cast iron casserole dish, line the bottom with some of the cabbage leaves, places a third of the sausagemeat on top and then continue layering the cabbage leaves and sausage meat, seasoning between each layer and ending with cabbage leaves on top. Chop the butter into small pieces and sprinkle over the top cabbage layer. Place a sheet of greaseproof paper on top. Press down and fold in at the sides so that it forms a tight lid. Place the casserole lid on top and cook in a moderate over Gas Mark 5, 180 oC for approximately 40 minutes. Serve in slices with warm crusty bread. Very simple but definitely tasty!