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Cabbage Rolls

Here's how you make Cabbage Rolls
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  • Servings: 24
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 2h
  • The following recipe serves 24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 whole heads cabbage (large)
  • 1 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
  • Pinch ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 (28 ounces) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (10 ounces) cans condensed tomato soup
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Tomato juice, as needed
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • 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.


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