Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Recipe

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage leaves stuffed with a savory mixture of grains and herbs, baked to tender perfection. A comforting meal option.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C for 10 minutes.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: oven — 190°C

  2. Step 2

    Bring water to a full boil in the large pot over high heat, about 10 minutes.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Parallel with step: 1

    Cookware: large pot — high heat

  3. Step 3

    Blanch the four raw green cabbage leaves in the boiling water for 3 minutes, turning them with the tongs, until pliable. Transfer them to the colander to drain and cool.

    Timer: 3 min (fixed)

    Cookware: colander — drain, large pot — high heat, tongs — transfer

  4. Step 4

    Heat the skillet over medium heat, add olive oil, yellow onion, and garlic, and sauté for 6 minutes until the onion is soft and translucent. Transfer the cooked mixture to the mixing bowl.

    Timer: 6 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 clove Garlic, 15.0 ml Olive Oil

    Cookware: mixing bowl — holding, skillet — medium heat

  5. Step 5

    Add the cooked, cooled, drained rice and fresh chopped parsley to the mixing bowl with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Mix until evenly combined.

    Ingredients used: 0.75 gr Black Pepper, 15.0 gr Parsley, 240.0 gr Rice, 2.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: mixing bowl — mix

  6. Step 6

    In one 20 x 20 cm baking dish, combine the canned undrained crushed tomato, water, the remaining half of the salt, and the remaining half of the black pepper.

    Ingredients used: 0.75 gr Black Pepper, 2.0 gr Salt, 120.0 ml Water

    Cookware: baking dish — mix

  7. Step 7

    Place each blanched green cabbage leaf on the cutting board, fill with one-quarter of the rice mixture, fold in the sides, and roll tightly. Arrange all four rolls seam-side down in a single layer in the baking dish.

    Cookware: baking dish — single layer, cutting board — rolling surface, mixing bowl — stuffing, tongs — transfer

  8. Step 8

    Bake the baking dish in the oven at 190°C for 45 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and the cabbage leaves are fully tender. Serve hot.

    Timer: 45 min (scalable)

    Cookware: baking dish — single layer, oven — 190°C

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Ensure the ground beef is fully cooked and avoid cross-contamination when handling raw meat.

Risk factors

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