Recipe: Delicious Cabbage Rolls

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Cabbage Rolls. When cabbage is cooked, let sit until it is cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the rice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and remaining onion and salt. Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head.

Cabbage Rolls Roll up, tucking in sides to completely enfold meat. Place folded side down in a greased baking dish. Lay flap side down in a heavy Dutch oven. You can have Cabbage Rolls using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cabbage Rolls

  1. You need 24 of cabbage leaves, steamed or boiled until rollable (2 cabbages).
  2. It's 2 lb of 85% lean ground beef.
  3. It's 1 lb of bulk Italian hot sausage.
  4. It's 1 cup of uncooked white rice (Uncle Ben's).
  5. You need 1 of medium-large yellow onion.
  6. Prepare 4 of large eggs.
  7. It's 4 Tbs of ketchup.
  8. You need 1/3 cup of milk.
  9. It's 1 lb of mushrooms, chopped.
  10. You need 1 of small handful of dry bread crumbs.
  11. Prepare 2 Tbs of dried parsley.
  12. You need 1 Tbs of dried thyme.
  13. You need 1 1/2 Tbs of dried oregano.
  14. It's 2 tsp of garlic powder.
  15. You need to taste of salt & pepper.
  16. Prepare 1 (28 oz) of can crushed tomato (add 1/2 can water).
  17. It's 2 (14 oz) of cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place about ¼ cup of meat mixture in center of each cabbage leaf, and roll up, tucking in ends. Pack a small amount of mixture in the center of each leaf—do not overstuff.

Cabbage Rolls instructions

  1. Core out cabbage, carefully separate leaves. Blanch 4-5 leaves at a time. About 5 minutes. Once you get your 24 leaves, boil the remaining heads of cabbage for 5 minutes. Roughly chop and set aside..
  2. Mix in all ingredients besides crushed and fire-roasted diced tomatoes. In a separate bowl, mix water and crushed tomatoes together..
  3. Take 2 9x13 pans, lightly coat bottom of pans with the crushed tomato mixture..
  4. Place cabbage leaf with steam down towards you. Place 3/4 cup meat mixture onto the leaf. Form into a 2x4 inch loaf. Roll cabbage like a burrito. Place in pan. Repeat 24 times. (12 per pan) Sprinkle the remaining cabbage on top..
  5. Pour the rest of the tomato mixture on top of the cabbage rolls. Pour on top 1 can of the fire-roasted diced tomatoes per pan..
  6. Covered with foil. Cook cabbage rolls at 350 degrees for 90 minutes. Enjoy!.

Roll leaf starting at the stem—fold sides inward. In a bowl, mix the can of tomatoes with brown sugar. Stuffed with hearty ingredients like seasoned ground beef, onions and rice, these delicious cabbage rolls baked with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese make for a perfect comfort food meal during the cold winter months, and are a nice departure from your typical pasta dishes and hearty casseroles. Cabbage rolls can vary depending on the origin, the Polish version usually contains meat and rice while the Ukrainian version generally contains only rice. I use a combination of beef & pork for the best flavor but you can use any type of ground meat for these easy cabbage rolls.