Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients
Tomato Sauce:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 Big can of crushed or diced tomatoes -2 cups of tomato sauce
2 Tbsp tomato paste
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried Italian herbs
Salt and pepper to taste
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Cabbage Rolls:
1 head cabbage
1 Lbs gound beef
1 cup cooked rice
1 Tbsp onion powder
4 cloves garlic minced
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried Italian herbs
1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
1 egg (optional)
Salt and pepper
Directions
For the Sauce:
Place a large pot over medium heat and add olive oil, once the oil is hot, add the onion and cook for 3 min., add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, Italian herbs, salt and pepper, brown sugar, Worcestershire and vinegar. Stir and bring to a simmer.
Cook for 10-15 min., stirring from time to time.
For the stuffing:
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, mix until combined ground beef, rice, onion powder, garlic, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, Italian herbs, 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley and the egg.
Add 1/2 cup of the prepared tomato sauce to the bowl and stir to combine.
Cabbage Rolls:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Immerse the cabbage head in the boiling water and cook for 5 min or until the leaves are pliable. Remove from water and peel.
Lay each cabbage leaf on a flat surface, and using a small knife cut a V-shaped notch to remove the thick part of the cabbage rib.
Take 1/3 of a cup of the meat mixture place it in the center of a cabbage leaf. Roll the cabbage leaf around the meat mixture, Repeat.
Bake:
Coat a pan 1tsp of oil. Pour 1/2 of the tomato sauce on the bottom and arrange in the baking dish. Top with the remaining sauce. Cover with foil. Bake for 70-90 min.
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