Cabbage Rolls Vegetarian Recipe Technique

VEGETARIAN STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Remove and discard the first couple leaves of cabbage. Wash in cold water. Cut approx 1/4" off the bottom of the head and place the whole head of cabbage in boiling water. Boil about 2 minutes. Peel off the softened leaves, using a pair of tongs. Continue the same process, peeling off the blanched layers of cabbage leaves as they soften. Set aside to cool briefly.
• Once cooled, cut each cabbage leaf into halves or thirds, removing any thick veins.
• Now prepare the rice stuffing mixture. In a large mixing bowl, combine the rice, shredded onions, chopped tomato, herbs, salt and pepper, spices, oil, 1/2 can of tomato sauce and 1/4 cup water. Mix together with a spoon.
• Lightly oil a large Dutch oven or heavy cooking pot. Line the bottom with the sliced onions and sliced tomatoes.
• Take a piece of cabbage and place on a flat surface, coarse side up. Add 1 tsp (more if leaves are larger) of the rice stuffing mixture at the end of the leaf closest to you (see photo). Roll up the leaf to completely enclose the stuffing. Repeat with the remaining cabbage.
• Layer the cabbage rolls, seam-side down, in the prepared Dutch oven/pot. Top with the remaining 1/2 can of tomato sauce, and about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of water (water should barely reach the top layer of cabbage rolls). Add a pinch more ground cumin.
• Top the cabbage rolls with a small plate. Cook on high heat for 5-7 minutes until the liquid reduces to half. Reduce the heat to low. Leaving the small plate in, and cover the pot with its own lid. Cook for 30 minutes, then remove the plate but cover with the lid only. Cook for another 15 minutes or until the liquid has been completely absorbed and the rice stuffing mixture is cooked through.
• If you're not in a hurry, leave the cabbage rolls undisturbed before transferring to a serving platter or individual plates. Enjoy!

VEGETARIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 8 large leaves for rolls (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use). Cut out the thick vein from each leaf, making a V-shape cut. Overlap cut ends before filling. Stir 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and lemon juice into vegetable mixture., Place a heaping 1/3 cupful on each cabbage leaf; fold in sides. Starting at an unfolded edge, roll to completely enclose filling., Combine tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce; pour 1/3 cup into a 2-qt. baking dish. Place cabbage rolls in dish; spoon remaining sauce over top. Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

CABBAGE ROLLS - VEGETARIAN RECIPE & TECHNIQUE

Steps:

• Remove and discard a couple of the outer leaves from the cabbage head, since they are usually damaged.
• Trim off the top of the core and cut out the core.
• Fill a large pot 2/3 full with water.
• Add 1 Tlbs. of salt, and bring to boil.
• Place the cabbage in the water, with the hauled out end down, and boil it for about 5 minutes.
• Turn the cabbage head over, so the cored out end is up, and boil for about 3 minutes. Using a long handle fork, such as grilling fork, start separating the leaves from the cabbage, keeping them around the cabbage head, and continue boiling for 2 minutes longer, or until they become somewhat transparent looking.
• Using the same long fork, start removing parboiled leaves onto a platter.
• Once all the large and medium size leaves are all parboiled and removed, let them cool off.
• Trim off the thick spine from the stem of each leaf.
• If you want to make small rolls, cut each large leaf in half by cutting out the thick spine from top to bottom of the leaf.
• In saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Saute onions, garlic, oregano, thyme, and caraway seeds for 5 minutes, or until softened.
• Stir in rice.
• Add vegetable stock, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Do not overcook.
• Place the cooked rice in a large bowl and cool off slightly.
• Mix in the carrots, zucchini, salt, pepper, and egg.
• To fill the cabbage leaves to form rolls cup your hand, place a cabbage leaf in your cupped palm, with the outer edge of the leaf towards your fingers, spoon 1/3 cup of filling onto the bottom of each leaf, fold up the bottom and sides of the leaf over the filling, then roll up, forming a roll.
• Line a 9x13 casserole dish with half of the sauerkraut (optional - see tip below).
• Arrange cabbage rolls fitting them side by side, to form a layer.
• Cover with remaining sauerkraut (optional - see tip below).
• Whisk tomato paste into the tomato juice, and pour over the rolls.
• Cover securely with foil.
• Bake in a preheated oven to 350 degrees F, for 1.5 hours for vegetarian filling, or 2 hours for meat filling.

VEGETARIAN POLISH CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Core cabbage, place in pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium and cover with a lid. Cook until slightly softened. Remove cabbage and place in a dish to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot, saute onions and garlic in the olive oil until transparent. Add crumbles, rice, spices, egg, and vegetable broth. Mix well.
• When cabbage is warm to the touch, peel leaves and place on cutting board. You should have six very large leaves.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Divide filling mixture into six equal parts.
• Fill cabbage leaves and roll. Place filled rolls with folded end down into baking dish.
• Combine soup and tomatoes along with tomato juice from can in separate bowl. Add half of soup can worth of water to sauce. Mix well.
• Ladle over rolls. Cover rolls in aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until cabbage is easily poked with a fork.

VEGETARIAN CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Boil cabbage in deep pot, removing tender leaves and cool in cold water, and drain.
• Bring water, margarine and soup mix to a boil.
• add rice, lentils, carrot, onion and herbs.
• stir and cover, turning down heat to low until liquid is absorbed (approx. 30 minutes).
• Blanch (using hot cabbage water)and peel tomatoes.
• Blend tomatos with sugar, salt and pepper.
• Cover bottom of baking dish with 1/4 of tomato mixture.
• Wrap rice mixture in cabbage leaves, place rolls in a row in baking dish and cover with the rest of the tomato mixture.
• Cover with leftover cabbage leaves and bake in a pre-heated 350 degrees oven for 1 hour or until bubbly and top cabbage leaves are charred.
• Let rest for 20 minutes and removed top leaves before serving.