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Sunday Table · Autumn and winter

Cabbage Rolls

Blanched leaves, a beef and rice filling, and a long covered bake in tomato.

2 hours · Serves 6 · About 12 rolls

Cabbage rolls in tomato sauce in a baking dish

“Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.”

Colossians 3:23

Ingredients

  • 1 large green cabbage
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 small onion, grated
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 cups crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ½ cup beef broth or water

Method

Making Cabbage Rolls: Heat the oven to 325°F. Core the cabbage. Boil it in a large pot of water 8 minutes, until the outer…
Heat the oven to 325°F. Core the cabbage. Boil it in a large pot of water 8 minutes, until the outer…
Making Cabbage Rolls: Put about 3 tablespoons of filling on each leaf. Fold the sides in and roll. Set the rolls seam-down in a…
Put about 3 tablespoons of filling on each leaf. Fold the sides in and roll. Set the rolls seam-down in a…
  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 325°F. Core the cabbage. Boil it in a large pot of water 8 minutes, until the outer leaves loosen. Peel off 12 leaves. If the inner leaves are still stiff, return the head for 3 minutes. Cut the thick rib out of each leaf so it will roll.

  2. 2

    Mix the raw beef, rice, onion, salt, pepper, and paprika. Do not cook the beef first. The long bake is what brings it to temperature.

  3. 3

    Put about 3 tablespoons of filling on each leaf. Fold the sides in and roll. Set the rolls seam-down in a baking dish, packed so they hold each other.

  4. 4

    Stir the tomatoes, honey, and broth. Pour it over the rolls. Cover tightly. Bake 90 minutes, until a roll in the center is hot all the way through and the beef is no longer pink, at least 160°F. Rest 10 minutes.

From the kitchen

  • The rice must be cooked before it goes in. Ninety minutes is enough for the beef. It is not enough to cook raw rice in a tight roll.
  • Torn leaves can be patched with a piece of another leaf. The sauce covers the seam.

My note

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