Soak the buns. Clean the savoy cabbage, remove the leaves, wash. Cut leaf veins flat. Cook in boiling salted water for 3-5 minutes. Drain. Peel onion and garlic and chop finely. Wash and chop the thyme.
Knead minced meat, squeezed out roll, onion, garlic, thyme and egg. Season. Put 5-6 slices of bacon aside. Line a baking dish (approx. 2 l capacity) completely with bacon, overlap slightly at the edges
Place a layer of savoy cabbage on the bacon. Season with a little salt and pepper. Alternate layers of minced meat and cabbage. Finish with cabbage. Place the remaining bacon on top and fold the excess bacon over it
Cover the casserole with aluminium foil. Braise in a hot oven (electric cooker: 150 °C/recirculating air: 125 °C/gas: level 1) for approx. 1 1/2 hours. After approx. 1 hour, pour cream over the casserole and cook everything open to the end
Approx. 15 minutes before the end of the cooking time, turn the oven up to 200 °C (circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) and bake until crispy
Drink: cold beer