Easy Cabbage Rolls
Perfect homemade stuffed cabbage rolls with our step-by-step tutorial. Make a flavorful filling, master the art of this classic dish.
Ingredients
- 1 cabbage ( we used 12 leaves)
- 1/2 pound uncooked ground beef
- 1/2 pound uncooked ground pork
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup long grain rice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 14.5 can diced tomatoes
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dill
Instructions
- Remove 12-13 cabbage leaves from your cabbage and wash them.
- There is a thick vein in the middle of each leaf. Cut this out, making a V cut in the leaf.
- Place the leaves into a pot of hot water and heat the water up. On medium heat, cook the leaves for 5-10 minutes. They should be wilted a bit.
- While the leaves are cooking, add the beef, pork, onions, rice, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne. Mix ingredients until incorporated.
- Drain the water from the cabbage leaves pot and it's time to assemble.Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place a cabbage leave down and add a heaping spoonful (around 1/4 cup, depending on size of leaf), onto the middle of the leaf. Fold the bottom sides in and then roll up, tucking in the leaf as needed.
- Place into a baking dish. Repeat until all the leaves are used.
- In a small bowl, add the remaining tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and sugar and mix.
- Pour over the cabbage rolls.
- Cover the cabbage rolls with foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours.Remove from the oven and serve.