Recipe: Yummy Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage Rolls. I have made modifications to this recipe to enhance the taste and flavor. I've always enjoyed cabbage rolls but didn't make them since most methods were too complicated. This recipe is fairly simple and results in the best cabbage rolls.

Place folded side down in a greased baking dish. Mix together brown sugar, lemon juice and tomato sauce. Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. You can have Cabbage Rolls using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cabbage Rolls

1. It's of cabbage about 2lbs 2 smaller heads.
2. Prepare cup of diced onion.
3. Prepare cloves of garlic, minced.
4. It's Tablespoon of olive oil.
5. Prepare of mushrooms, (optional).
6. It's pound of ground sirloin.
7. You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
8. Prepare 4 cup of chopped parsley.
9. You need 3/4 cup of uncooked white rice.
10. It's 1 cup of Pomi strained tomatoes or canned tomato puree.
11. Prepare 2/4 cup of liquid (beef stock, cabbage water, or combine with some leftover tomato for 3/4 cup).

Now fold in the sides and roll up the cabbage placing seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat until all the cabbage rolls are stuffed. Then pour remaining sauce over the cabbage rolls. Their advice: Use small, new cabbages as they will be more tender, easier to roll & cook better.

Cabbage Rolls step by step

1. Bring a pot of water to boil. Cut center core out of cabbage and place, core side down, in boiling water. Cover and simmer for 5minutes. While cabbage simmers, heat oil in pan over med-high heat and sauté onion and garlic 2/5 minutes until browned. Add mushrooms and cook another 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
2. Remove cabbage to a rimmed baking sheet, keeping water in the pot. Gently remove leaves from cabbage, cutting away from the core with a small knife. Set aside the best 16 unbroken leaves and cut off the thick spine in the center for easier rolling. Set all remaining broken or small cabbage leaves aside. (If the core is too firm, return it to boiling water for a few minutes to soften).
3. To cooled onion mixture, add meat, rice, parsley, tomato, salt & pepper. Combine well. Place about cup of filling in each leaf, roll, and place seam side down in a 13 by 9-inch pan. Pour liquid over rolls and lay some leftover leaves on top Cover pan tightly with foil, and bake for 1 1/2 hours Place pan on a cookie sheet in case it drips Remove from oven and let rest 30 minutes or better still, refrigerate overnight. They freeze well.

Cabbage rolls are a favorite comfort food from Eastern Europe and are often reserved for special occasions or big family dinners. Instead of boiling the cabbage, there's an easy shortcut to soften the leaves if you plan ahead. The night before you plan to make the cabbage rolls, put the whole head of cabbage in the freezer.. Being Ukrainian, a cabbage rolls recipe is a must! These super easy cabbage rolls shouldn't disappoint!

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