Ingredients:
1 large cabbage
2 jars of sauerkraut
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 lb. lean ground pork
1/2 cup cooked long grain rice
1 raw egg
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup bread crumbs
2 cups of water
1 Tbsp. peppercorns
6 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. Hungarian paprika
salt and black pepper
Zaprashka:
4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
Instructions:
1. Remove core from the cabbage, place in a large saucepan, cover with water, then bring to the boil and cook until the outer leaves begin to loosen.
2. Lift out the cabbage, remove the softened leaves and return the head of cabbage to the pan of boiling water to soften more leaves. Repeat until all leaves are removed.
3. Once all the leaves have been softened, remove the center stalks from each leaf and set aside.
4. Meanwhile, place the beef, pork, rice, salt, paprika, pepper and egg in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside.
5. Place the onion and garlic in a saucepan and sauté until the onion is soft.
6. Add the onion mixture to the beef mixture and mix well.
7. Spoon half the sauerkraut into the bottom of a large cast iron pot and set aside.
8. Using the largest cabbage leaves, place about a handful of the meat and rice mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking in sides. Lightly press the mixture into the leaves. Place the cabbage rolls with the seam side down on top of the sauerkraut in the cast iron pot. Sprinkle the peppercorns and add the bayleaves on top.
9. Add the unused cabbage leaves, chopped, on top of the stuffed cabbage rolls.
10. Mix the tomatoes, water and remaining sauerkraut together and add to top of stuffed cabbage rolls.
11. Cook on medium until mixture begins to bubble, turn down heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 3 hours. I like to let it simmer on the stove a little longer.
12. Near serving time, prepare the zapraska in a skillet, pouring liquid from the stuffed cabbage into the zapraska and then add back to the pot. The stuffed cabbage rolls should simmer for another 15 minutes with the added zapraska.
13. Grandma always served her stuffed cabbage rolls with home made mashed potatoes, adding the liquid from the stuffed cabbage rolls to the potatoes! YUMM!
Instructions:
1. Remove core from the cabbage, place in a large saucepan, cover with water, then bring to the boil and cook until the outer leaves begin to loosen.
2. Lift out the cabbage, remove the softened leaves and return the head of cabbage to the pan of boiling water to soften more leaves. Repeat until all leaves are removed.
3. Once all the leaves have been softened, remove the center stalks from each leaf and set aside.
4. Meanwhile, place the beef, pork, rice, salt, paprika, pepper and egg in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Set aside.
5. Place the onion and garlic in a saucepan and sauté until the onion is soft.
6. Add the onion mixture to the beef mixture and mix well.
7. Spoon half the sauerkraut into the bottom of a large cast iron pot and set aside.
8. Using the largest cabbage leaves, place about a handful of the meat and rice mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking in sides. Lightly press the mixture into the leaves. Place the cabbage rolls with the seam side down on top of the sauerkraut in the cast iron pot. Sprinkle the peppercorns and add the bayleaves on top.
9. Add the unused cabbage leaves, chopped, on top of the stuffed cabbage rolls.
10. Mix the tomatoes, water and remaining sauerkraut together and add to top of stuffed cabbage rolls.
11. Cook on medium until mixture begins to bubble, turn down heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 3 hours. I like to let it simmer on the stove a little longer.
12. Near serving time, prepare the zapraska in a skillet, pouring liquid from the stuffed cabbage into the zapraska and then add back to the pot. The stuffed cabbage rolls should simmer for another 15 minutes with the added zapraska.
13. Grandma always served her stuffed cabbage rolls with home made mashed potatoes, adding the liquid from the stuffed cabbage rolls to the potatoes! YUMM!
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