Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients
- 12 cabbage leaves, removed from head and washed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 3 cups “beef” crumbles
- 1 cup cooked rice, white or brown
- 3 cups tomato ? marianna sauce ( prepared or jar sauce will do fine)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°f and grease a 9 x 13- inch baking dish
In a large pot, bring
Water (enough to cover cabbage leaves) to a boil and boil cabbage leaves until they are soft, approximately 10 minutes
Drain water and set leaves aside
In a medium saucepan on a medium heat, sauté onions, garlic in olive oil until tender
Add “beef” crumbles and sauté until browned
Remove from the heat and mix in rice, salt and pepper
Allow to cool enough to handle safely, with clean hands, balls rice and “beef” mixture and stuff cabbage leaves, rolling and folding them into little “packages “, similar to how you would fold a burrito ?, place cabbage rolls in greased baking dish then pour marianna sauce over them
Cover and bake for 45 minuets to 1 hour