Greta's cabbage rolls

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1largeCabbage
1poundsLean ground beef
3tablespoonsRice; cooked
2tablespoonsSugar
2tablespoonsGrated onion
1tablespoonLemon juice
teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonPepper
½teaspoonPaprika
1largeOnion; minced
2tablespoonsVegetable oil
2cans(8-oz) tomato sauce
cupBrown sugar
¼cupLemon juice

Directions

From: lmccrea@... (Lynne McCrea) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 09:07:58 -0800 Recipe By: The Vancouver Sun Food Section Wash cabbage, cut out the core end, and boil whole until you can separate a few leaves; put back to boil and repeat until you have enough leaves.

Combine meat, rice, 2 tablespoons of sugar, grated onion, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of salt, ¼ tsp. pepper and ¼ tsp. paprika.

Saute minced onion with remaining ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. paprika and dash of pepper in hot oil in frying pan or Dutch oven for about 10 minutes. Add 2-3 tablespoons of hot water and transfer to casserole or leave in Dutch oven.

Starting at thick end, place a spoonful of meat mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up. Place seam side down in casserole dish.

Mix tomato sauce with sugar and ¼ cup lemon juice and pour over cabbage rolls. Cover and bake in a 325°F. oven for 2-3 hours.

Taste and add more lemon juice or brown sugar if necessary. ----- Notes: Best made and cooked day ahead and re-heated.

Per serving: 555 Calories; 31g Fat (49% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 85mg Cholesterol; 1813mg Sodium ### MC-Recipe Digest V1 #168

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