MEPSTER'S Cabbage Rolls

Name: MEPSTER'S Cabbage Rolls
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 cabbage rolls
Ingredients: 1 large green cabbage, for 12 leaves; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce; 2 teaspoons brown sugar (I use whatever's in the house); salt and pepper; 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef; 1 cup cooked rice; 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic (optional)

Submitted by HEP MEP

"These are the only cabbage rolls I've ever made. I like the taste of the filling with the Worcestershire sauce and the basil.Serve it over rice ( that's what we like) potatoes, or noodles."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 12 cabbage rolls

ingredients

1 large green cabbage, for 12 leaves
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 teaspoons brown sugar (I use whatever's in the house)
salt and pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs lean ground beef
1 cup cooked rice
¹⁄₂ cup plain breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried basil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon of minced garlic (optional)

directions

Core cabbage head: steam in a large pot with about 2-3 inches of water at the bottom.
Remove outer leaves as they soften.
Remove remaining cabbage and set aside.
In a skillet, in hot butter, cook onion 5 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally.
Add tomato sauce, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
Mix well and set aside.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
Divide mixture into 12 portions.
In the center of each cabbage leaf, place a portion of the meat mixture.
Fold 2 sides of the leaf toward the center.
From one narrow edge, roll up jelly-roll fashion.
Secure them with toothpicks (but make SURE they're noticeable).
Place the sauce with some chopped up cabbage that you reserved in an electric frying pan or roasting pan with a lid.
Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour in the fry pan- same for the oven at 350*.

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Reviews

Yummmm!!! This is the first cabbage roll recipe I've ever made, and I won't be looking for any others, MEP! Just delicious. I did use orzo pasta in place of the rice because I had some left over, and I used 2 tsp. minced fresh basil in place of the dry.

moxie
Absolutely worth the effort. I made extra sauce and served them over rice with the sliced cabbage and it was terrific. Thanks for posting what I now call "My secret recipe Cabbage Rolls" ! ;o)

angieemhen
This is awesome! I don't even like cooked cabbage, and these are great. Also they are really easy to make, just follow the recipe.

ibabaker
Made this, today, for your cookathon, Meppie. It was simply scrumptious!! A much better recipe than what I have been using. This will be my new standard. Thank you so much for posting. jim

Jim in Washington

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Yummmm!!! This is the first cabbage roll recipe I've ever made, and I won't be looking for any others, MEP! Just delicious. I did use orzo pasta in place of the rice because I had some left over, and I used 2 tsp. minced fresh basil in place of the dry.

moxie

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

HEP MEP

Shorewood, 89

July 8, 2009: Our resident bionic woman lost her battle to cancer yesterday. MEP was a passionate, caring and beloved member of our community and she will be deeply missed. Our thoughts go out to her family, Gordy and Cakes, at this difficult time. Her vivacious spirit will live on here at Recipezaar. If you'd like to express your condolences, there is a thread here: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306823 and a cookathon here: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306828 Liza @ Recipezaar ****************************************************** I AM The Bionic Woman. I am married. To El Gordo for 29 years. I have one daughter whom I call Cakes, but is actually Caitlin. She's 18, and absolutely amazing. I also have a dog named Otis Voy - a Chocolate Lab who is 14 years old ! I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1994. It came back again in 1996, and I then had a bone marrow transplant.Was cancer free for 12 years. I also had a liver transplant in 2005 - and I'm still here... And now I can add that I've just been diagnosed with Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) as a result of the above-mentioned cancer/bone marrow transplant. The s--- never ends...and now...lung cancer! A new challenge for The Bionic Woman!

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