Award-Winning Cabbage Rolls
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
15 rolls
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 head cabbage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup rice
- 1 grated onion
- 1 onion, stuck with
- 3 cloves
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper
- 2 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 8 gingersnaps, crushed
directions
- Cut the core out of the cabbage. Remove 12 large leaves. Steam the leaves until they are soft enough to roll. Trim off the heavy, centre ribs from the leaves.
- Mix the meat, rice, grated onion, egg, salt and pepper. Place 1 tablespoon of the mixture at the end of each cabbage leaf. Roll the leaves up, tucking in the sides.
- Place the cabbage rolls in a pot. Cover them with water. Add the other onion, bay leaf, lemon juice, brown sugar and tomato paste to the pot. Cover the pot and cook slowly for 1 hour. Stir gently.
- Add the raisins and gingersnaps. Simmer for 15 minutes more.
- Take the cabbage rolls out of the pot. Put them side by side in a baking pan. Pour the souse over them. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
- When the sauce is thick and the cabbage rolls are brown, they are ready. Happy eating!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SpiceBunny
Canada
I am living in Toronto, Canada now. The first thing I ever cooked was a carrot cake that my dad taught me when I was 8 years old. I am a gardener and like to forage for wild and local foods, and turn them into delicious meals.