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1 cup pitted prunes
1 cup dry red wine
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
A 2-pound cabbage
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped prosciutto or Canadian bacon
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 pound lean pork, cubed
1 pound spinach or Swiss chard, washed, trimmed and chopped coarse
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 small onion, chopped coarse
1 stalk celery, chopped coarse
5 garlic cloves
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon Pernod
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 large eggs
Turnip
Carrot

In a stainless steel or enameled saucepan simmer the prunes in the red wine with the cinnamon and nutmeg for 30 minutes. Transfer the prunes with a slotted spoon to a dish and reserve them.
Core the cabbage, peel off the leaves gently, and in a saucepan of boiling water, blanch them for 8 minutes. Drain the cabbage leaves, pat them dry, and cut out the stem sections. Line the bottom and sides of a well-buttered springform pan with the leaves, letting some of them hang over the edge.
In a skillet cook 1 small onion, chopped, and the prosciutto or Canadian bacon in the butter for 3 minutes, or until the onion is softened.
In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, grind together in batches the pork, spinach or Swiss chard, parsley leaves, chopped onion, chopped celery, and garlic cloves.
In a large bowl combine the pork mixture and the prosciutto mixture and stir in the flour, Pernod, salt and pepper. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Spoon one third of the pork mixture into the cabbage-lined pan, cover it with half of the reserved prunes, and top the prunes with another third of the pork mixture. Cover the pork with the remaining prunes and spread the remaining pork mixture on top. Fold the overhanging leaves over the filling to cover it completely and bake the mixture, covered lightly with foil, in a preheated 350-degree F. oven 1 hour 30 minutes. Let the cabbage loaf cool in the pan on a rack for 1 hour. Remove the sides of the pan, invert the loaf onto a serving plate and blot up excess liquid.
In a small saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch enough turnip, cut into julienne strips to measure 1/2 cup, for 2 minutes and drain it.
In a small saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch enough carrot cut into julienne strips to measure 3/4 cup for 2 minutes and drain it. Garnish the cabbage loaf with turnip and carrot. Serves 8
 

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