Deconstruced Cabbage Rolls Recipes

DECONSTRUCTED CABBAGE ROLL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the sausage. Cook until onion is translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer sausage mixture to the prepared casserole dish. Add tomato sauce, cooked rice, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, Cajun seasoning, pepper, and salt; stir to combine.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Wash rice thoroughly. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.
• In the meantime, remove the core from the cabbages using a thin, long knife. Place 1 cabbage in a microwave proof container with a lid with core side down. Pour 1/2 cup water into the container with the cabbage, cover and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 10 minutes. Carefully turn cabbage over and cook covered for an additional 10 minutes. When cabbage is cooked, let sit until it is cool enough to handle. Separate leaves carefully, removing any tough ribs. Cook the second cabbage in the same manner.
• Divide chopped onions in half. Saute one half of the onions in 3 tablespoons butter; cook just until translucent (do not brown). In a large mixing bowl, mix together both the cooked and uncooked rice, cooked and uncooked onions, ground beef, pork sausage, garlic, dill weed, salt, black pepper and sugar and mix well to blend.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Bring one end of cabbage leaf over mixture, roll and tuck ends in to prevent any filling from falling out.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare two 9x13 inch casserole dishes by placing some left over cabbage leaves in bottom of each. Arrange cabbage rolls in a single layer tight against each other.
• In a food processor or blender, process condensed tomato soup and tomatoes. Pour tomato mixture over the cabbage rolls until just covered. Place 4 bay leaves on top of sauce in each dish. Cover each dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 2 hours. Once cooked, remove the dishes from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing aluminum foil. Serve hot.

DECONSTRUCED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Dice onions, and add to 1 TBS minced garlic, salt and pepper and ground sirloin in pan and brown until no pink shows.
• Add chopped cabbage, rice and meat mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• In mixing bowl add the rest of the minced garlic, tomato sauce, rustic cut tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, and the rest of the spices and mix well then pour over the chopped cabbage and beef mixture.
• Mix well then cover with foil and place in over at 350 for 45 minutes - 1 hour or when rice is done and cabbage is no longer crunchy.

DECONSTRUCTED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. To make the meatballs, hand mix the first five ingredients in a medium size bowl. Form the mixture into 11 - 13 meatballs, about 2 inches round. Refrigerate while preparing the other ingredients.
• 2. In a medium size pan, heat 1/8" olive oil over medium high heat. When the oil starts to shimmer, add half the meatballs, do not overcrowd. Brown the meatballs on all sides using a spoon to turn, 6 - 8 minutes. Remove the browned meatballs and brown the remainder. .
• 3. In a 2 quart pot over medium high heat add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Add the onion, carrot and celery. Stir until the vegetables become soft, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic, stir until brown, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients, except beef broth and meatballs. Stir throughly to combine, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. .
• 4. Stir in the meatballs, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir well, and remove the bay leaves. The casserole is intended to be thick. However, if to thick for your liking, stir in some beef broth.

UNSTUFFED CABBAGE ROLL

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, garlic, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover Dutch oven, reduce heat, and simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

INSIDE-OUT CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Stir in the cabbage, tomatoes, broth and pizza sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally. , Stir in rice; heat through. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and let stand until cheese is melted.