Prep Time: 40 mins | Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins | Cool Time: 20 mins | Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins | Yield: 18 Servings
These Old-Fashioned Cabbage Rolls are so worth the time and effort! You have got to give this recipe a try if you want to taste perfection. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs. lean ground beef, or extra lean ground beef;
1 medium head of green cabbage, you’ll need about 18 leaves for the rolls and another 8 to 10 or so for the bottom of the dish and overtop
1 large Egg
3 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 c COOKED long-grain rice, or similar, variety (you’ll need about ⅓ c of uncooked rice to yield 1 cup of cooked rice)
1 yellow onion, peeled and minced
⅓ c chopped fresh parsley
½ tsp dried dill (dill weed)
½ tsp onion powder
½ c water left over from boiling cabbage
3 (13.5 oz.) cans of tomato sauce, divided (into about three (398 millilitres) cans or 5 c
½ to 1 tsp red chili flakes (crushed red pepper flakes), optional
Chopped fresh dill, garnish to taste (optional)
1.5 tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Refer to the directions provided on the package of the rice on how to cook it.
Prepare the oven and preheat to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
Add cooked rice, Worcestershire sauce, ground beef, garlic, onion powder, red chili flakes, salt, pepper, parsley, ½ cup tomato sauce, and onion into a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended.
Boil the cabbage in a pot with boiling water for about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Remove the cabbage leaves from the core.
Add some of the cabbage leaves into a deep 9×13-inch baking dish and make sure to cover the bottom.
Fill each cabbage leaf with ¼ cup of ground beef mixture, then wrap it. Repeat with the rest of the cabbage leaves and beef mixture.
Arrange the cabbage rolls into the prepared baking dish.
Mix ½ cup of cabbage water and 4 ½ cups of tomato sauce. Pour the mixture over the cabbage rolls.
Cover the baking dish with foil, then bake the cabbage rolls for 2 hours and 15 minutes or until done.
Remove from the oven and cool the cabbage rolls for about 20 minutes at room temperature.
Serve and enjoy!
Note:
Place any leftovers in an airtight container, then place them inside the fridge. They can last up to 2 to 4 days.
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