Cabbage Rolls
Recipe: #1665
October 29, 2011
"This is a traditional Polish dish we have quite often when the family gets together. I make loads of these at a time and freeze them. If freezing, do not stack them in the freezer bags. Freeze them in one layer or you will have a difficult time taking them apart to thaw. You can stack them atop each other once bagged. I like serving these with mashed potatoes and mixing the tomato juices with them. If making gluten free, make sure you use gluten free Worcestershire sauce, tomato soup and vegetable stock."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (217.1 g)
- Calories 178.8
- Total Fat - 8.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.3 g
- Cholesterol - 47.1 mg
- Sodium - 160.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 3.9 g
- Protein - 15.6 g
- Calcium - 49.3 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 34.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring cabbage to a boil in a large stockpot, removing leaves as they fall off into the water and are tender. Run under cold water and drain. Cut the thick membrane off bottom back of each leaf.
Step 2
Meanwhile, mix ground meat with onions, garlic, basil, salt, pepper, celery salt, cloves and Worcestershire sauce.
Step 3
Place meat in large pot, throw in bay leaves and add stock. Cook on medium heat until meat has browned. Drain liquid and return to pot.
Step 4
Mix cooked meat mixture with cooked rice
Step 5
Lay out leaves and add meat mixture in center of leaf. Turn leaf sides over meat and roll.
Step 6
Freeze or bake.
Step 7
If freezing, place these, seam side down in a freezer bag, in one layer and freeze.
Step 8
If Baking, place rolls, seam down into a greased roasting pan.
Step 9
Mix crushed tomatoes, tomato soup and melted butter together and pour over rolls.
Step 10
Add tomato juice to bring juices just over cabbage rolls. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 11
Cover roasting pan and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 2- 2 1/2 hours. After 1 hour add more tomato juice if needed.
Tips
No special items needed.