Old-Fashioned Stuffed Cabbage

Name: Old-Fashioned Stuffed Cabbage
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 - 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 large cabbage, cored; 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, not drained; 3 tablespoons light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 pound ground beef; 1 cup cooked rice, cooled; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon salt; u00bd teaspoon black pepper

By Leslie Blythe Beef, cabbage, Rice Baking

February 24, 2022

Old-Fashioned Stuffed Cabbage is the ultimate nostalgic comfort food. Comfort food can be enjoyed year-round, but it’s generally synonymous with cold weather. It's made with ground beef, and rice, wrapped in cabbage and topped with crushed tomatoes. The whole dish can be made ahead and finished off in the oven when ready to serve.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 1 hr 25 mins
Yields: 6 - 8 Servings

Ingredients

1 large cabbage, cored

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, not drained

3 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 pound ground beef

1 cup cooked rice, cooled

1 small onion, chopped

1 egg

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2In a large saucepan, bring 1 inch of water to a boil over high heat. Place cabbage in water, cored-side down; cover the pan, and reduce heat to low. Steam 20 minutes, or until cabbage leaves pull apart easily. Drain and set aside.

3In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes and their juice, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice; mix well and set aside. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, rice, onion, egg, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons tomato mixture; mix well.

4Place 1 cup tomato mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Peel a cabbage leaf off the head and cut off the thick stem. Place ¼ cup meat mixture in center of the leaf. Starting at the core end, make a roll, folding over sides and rolling loosely. Place seam-side down in baking dish; repeat with remaining cabbage leaves and meat mixture. Spoon remaining tomato mixture evenly over top of cabbage rolls and cover.

5Bake 1¼ hours. Uncover and cook 10 additional minutes, or until beef is no longer pink.

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