Cabbage Rolls
My husband's background is Eastern European. Every holiday, wedding, funeral....you get the drift, we had cabbage rolls. There are many different ways to make cabbage rolls, this is my favorite recipe.
Ingredients
At a glance
Main Course
Side Dish
Ethnic/Regional
Holiday
Serves
8
Sauce
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2 cans tomato soup
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2 cans of water (use soup can)
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1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
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1 24 ounce can diced tomatoes
Cabbage
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1 head of cabbage
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salt
Filling:
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1 large onion chopped fine
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1 Tablespoon olive oil
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1 pound ground beef
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1 pound ground pork (Italian sausage or ground lamb can be used)
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
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1 Tablespoon basil
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1 Tablespoon oregano
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1 large egg
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3 Tablespoons Ketchup
Methods/steps
Sauce:
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In a sauce pan add the tomato soup, water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring until well blended. Reduce heat to a simmer.
Filling:
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Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until just brown
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Add to ground beef, ground pork, cooked rice, basil, oregano, egg, and ketchup, mix well. Set aside
Preparing Cabbage
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Remove large damaged outer leaves from cabbage and remove the core. Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling salted water to cover. Remove outer leaves as they seperate from the cabbage.
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Cut out the center vein of the cabbage leaves so it is easier to fill.
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Using the best looking leaves, place a 1/4-1/2 cup of flll each in the center of the cabbage leaf. Fold both sides in and roll up the cabbage to enfold the filling. Set aside with seam side down.
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Chop all leftover cabbage and place in the bottom of a dutch oven or roasting pan. Lay cabbage rolls on top. Pour sauce over cabbage rolls.
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Preheat oven to 350F. Bake covered for 1 hour or until meat is cooked.
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