Cabbage Rolls
HB-12352 · Hand-built original · Cajun
Cabbage leaves wrapped around a Cajun-seasoned pork, beef, and rice filling, baked in a sweetened tomato sauce until tender.
CajunBreadGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- For the Cabbage Rolls:
- 1 large head of cabbage
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ½ cups rice
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- garlic salt & black pepper (to taste)
- 2 large spoonfuls of tomato sauce (from your sauce)
- For the Sauce:
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tsp Cajun seasoning
- Salt, black pepper (to taste)
Method
- Freeze the whole cabbage overnight and thaw it so the leaves peel away easily, then cut the tough stem base from each leaf in a V shape.
- For the sauce, soften the chopped onion for 4 to 5 minutes, add the garlic for 1 minute, then stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, and sauce seasonings and simmer 10 minutes.
- Combine the ground pork, ground beef, dry rice, parsley, Cajun seasoning, garlic salt, and black pepper with 2 spoonfuls of the sauce and mix well.
- Lay a cabbage leaf flat, spoon meat mixture into the center, and roll it up burrito-style with the sides folded in; repeat with the rest.
- Spread sauce over the bottom of a baking dish, arrange the rolls seam-side down, cover them with the remaining sauce, and add water to cover.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes, then let the rolls cool slightly before lifting them out to serve.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).