Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
photo by RobsFiveStar
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons freshly rendered lard or 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup anaheim green peppers, seeded and finely chopped or 1 cup cubanelle pepper, chopped but not seeded
- 1⁄2 cup long-grain rice
- 2 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head green cabbage
- 1 (24 ounce) jar sauerkraut, drained (about 3 cups)
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 lb smoked pork butt, sliced
-
Garnish
- paprika gravy (see recipe in this cookbook)
directions
- Saute the garlic, onion, and peppers in the lard until tender. Add the rice, 1 cup of the chicken stock, the paprika, and salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool.
- Core the cabbage and carefully pull the leaves off, keeping them as whole as possible. Blanch the leaves in a large pot of salted water until pliable, about 2 minutes; drain and allow to cool. This shold be done in a couple of batches. Cut out the tough white base of each leaf.
- In a Dutch oven spread two cups of the drained sauerkraut in the bottom of the pot; set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the ground pork with the cooled rice mixture, egg, salt, and pepper. Mix very well. Spread out a cabbage leaf on the countertop and roll up into a cylinder, folding in the sides as you roll. Continue with the rest of the leaves; it may be necessary to piece together a couple of leaves to make a nice roll.
- Arrange the rolls on the bed of sauerkraut in the pot. Place the smoked pork slices on top of the rolls and spread the remaining 1 cup of sauerkraut over all. Pour in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock; it should cover the cabbage rolls. If not, add more stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve paprika gravy on the side.
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loving this recipe! been in my family for many many years. . though i didn't impliment the Pork butt this time around, i did however enhance aromatic's with Balsamic Vinegar during the blanching of the cabbage. .and also infused about 1 1/2 cups of Feta cheese into the 50/50 (lean ground beef and pork roll sausage) mixture. . Also about 1 cup of white wine in the sauce before adding to all the main components. Turned out like a little bit of Heaven. . thank you for the Publishment. . hope to see more great recipes from this feed!
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Arrange the rolls on the bed of sauerkraut in the pot. Place the smoked pork slices on top of the rolls and spread the remaining 1 cup of sauerkraut over all. Pour in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock; it should cover the cabbage rolls. If not, add more stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve paprika gravy on the side.
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