This Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe is made with fresh cabbage leaves and is stuffed with rice, ground beef, and tomato sauce seasoned with the best sensational spices. To say those flavors hit would be an understatement.
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How To Make Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Step 1: Add lots of water to a large pot over high heat. Once water begins to boil, add cabbage and cook for 5 minutes. Finally remove large leaves and reserve. Mix together ground chuck, onion, bell pepper, celery, rice, half of the tomatoes and tomato sauce, and salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Now take your large cabbage leaves and place rounded tablespoons of the beef and rice mixture into each leaf.
Step 2: Each time, roll up the leaf, tucking the edges under as you roll.
Add the rolls to a large, heavy pot.
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Step 3: Pour the remaining tomatoes and tomato sauce over rolls. Sprinkle with additional salt (and cayenne pepper if desired). Cover pot tightly and steam for about 1- 1 1/2 hours over medium low heat.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 large cabbage
- 2 lbs lean ground chuck
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 4 celery stalks chopped
- 1/2 cup raw rice
- 2 (10 ounce) cans tomatoes with chiles
- 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- cayenne to taste
Instructions
- Add lots of water to a large pot over high heat. Once water begins to boil, add cabbage and cook for 5 minutes. Finally remove large leaves and reserve.
- Mix together ground chuck, onion, bell pepper, celery, rice, half of the tomatoes and tomato sauce, and salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.
- Now take your large cabbage leaves and place rounded tablespoons of the beef and rice mixture into each leaf. Each time, roll up the leaf, tucking the edges under as you roll.
- Add the rolls to a large, heavy pot and pour the remaining tomatoes and tomato sauce over rolls. Sprinkle with additional salt (and cayenne pepper if desired).
- Cover pot tightly and steam for about 1- 1 1/2 hours over medium low heat.
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Hi Jocelyn,
Love your recipes!! I have a question: could your stuffed cabbage be made using Zataran’s Dirty Rice Mix and ground beef? If so, what spices would you recommend for the tomato sauce?
Thank you! I haven’t actually tried this but from what I remember, Zatarain’s has a higher sodium amount so I would tame the spices and salt for sure. Let me know how it turns out for you.
Is the rice really raw (uncooked) when it goes in to the mix?
Yes it is. It will cook in the rolls. Just make sure there’s enough liquid. I’ve also found when using brown rice it takes a little longer.