Sweet & Sour Stuffed Cabbage |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 65 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Everyone loves the taste of these cabbage rolls, and when I make them, I make a lot of extra meatballs. I adapted this recipe from one I found for sweet and sour stuffed green peppers. Ingredients:
1/2 cup raisins |
1 cup boiling water |
1 medium head cabbage |
3 medium onions |
1 egg |
1 cup cooked instant rice |
1 cup shredded carrots |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1-1/4 pounds ground beef |
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce |
1/2 cup packed brown sugar |
1/2 cup lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Place raisins in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside.
2. Fill a Dutch oven three-quarters full of water; bring to a boil. Add cabbage; cook for 2-3 minutes or just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; chop remaining cabbage and set aside. Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut.
3. Slice two onions and set aside; chop the remaining onion. In a large bowl, combine the chopped onion, egg, rice, carrots, salt, pepper and reserved raisins. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
4. Place 1/4 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up completely to enclose filling.
5. Place sliced onions and reserved chopped cabbage in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Arrange cabbage rolls, seam side down, on top. Combine the tomato sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice; pour over rolls.
6. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until cabbage is tender and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until sauce reaches desired consistency. Yield: 6 servings.
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