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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Love cabbage rolls! I have usually browned the meat, and other ingredients in a frying pan for more flavour! Do you recommend This? Thank you sharing!
Trying this today also going to add shrimp to my stuffing
Sounds great!
My husband’s aunt makes these and they are always SO GOOD!! Can’t wait to try you recipe!
This sounds great. Has anyone tried the steaming step in a slow cooker? Maybe 4 hours on low (random guess)?
I haven’t but I think it might work. See how it works out and please report back if you try this and let me know how it turns out.
I love all things cabbage and this dinner recipes sounds perfect.
I love stuffed cabbage rolls! I do make them often! They are so delicious!
So yummy! I need to try this! I’ve never had anything like this. Looks good!
My family loves stuffed squash…I think they’d love these too!
These look interesting, I cannot wait to try them. Thank you for sharing!
this sounds delis but I have never steamed anything in a pot, I have always used my small steamer. Just what and how do I use a large pot for steaming?
I freeze my cabbage when I bring it home from the store. The night before I’m going to make the stuffed cabbages, I pull it out of the freezer and let it thaw in a bowl on the counter. When the cabbage is thawed, all you have to do is cut the core out and peel of the soft leaves.
Oh awesome trick.