Sweet and Sour Stuffed Cabbage

Submitted by LizCl

"A mouth-watering meal that has a wonderful sauce and a delicious filling. Reheats well. Can be doubled successfully. Freezes well."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cabbage, cored
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup cooked rice
• 1⁄4 cup sauteed diced onion
• 1 egg

• Sauce

• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce
• 1⁄2 cup grape jelly
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons water

directions

1. Cook cored cabbage about 10 minutes or until limp in boiling water. Drain leaves and dry with paper towel.
2. Combine beef, salt, pepper, rice and egg.
3. Add sauteed onions to beef mixture and mix well. Set aside.
4. Place a small portion (3 tbsps.) of mixture in each cabbage leaf.
5. Roll up and secure with toothpicks,.
6. Repeat until all cabbage leaves are full.
7. In a greased roasting pan, spread 1 1/2 cups chopped onion evenly and arrange cabbage rolls in neat rows on top of onion.
8. Combine chili sauce and grape jelly in a 2 quart saucepan with 2 tbsps. of water; heat over medium heat and stir to melt jelly.
9. Pour the sauce over rolls.
10. Cover pan tightly with foil.
11. Bake 2 hours at 375 degrees.
12. Remove foil; brush rolls with sauce, bake uncovered 40 minutes longer or until sauce is thick and cabbage rolls are glazed.
13. Serve with sauce spooned over rolls.