Hester Street Beef Rice Cabbage Rolls Recipes

HESTER STREET BEEF & RICE CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the cabbage and cook, covered, until the outer layers of leaves peel off easily. Peel off the tender outer leaves and choose the 10 largest ones. (Save the remaining cabbage for another use, such as stir-frying.) Trim out the thick rib in the center of each leaf. In a medium saucepan of lightly salted boiling water, cook the rice for 5 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold, running water, and drain again. In a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer to a medium bowl, and mix in the parcooked rice, the ground beef, egg, savory, salt and pepper. Place about 1/3 cup of the filling in the center of a cabbage leaf, fold over the sides, and roll up into a cylinder. Place the roll on a plate, seam side down, and repeat with remaining leaves and filling. In a blender, process the tomatoes with their juice, the brown sugar, and lemon juice to a puree. Pour the sauce into a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker, and layer the cabbage rolls in the sauce. Cover and cook until the cabbage rolls are tender, 6-7 hours on low. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the rolls to a serving platter. Pour the sauce into a sauceboat and serve with the cabbage rolls.

VENISON/BEEF CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Strain tomatoes to make 1/2 - 3/4 of a cup of tomato chunks.
• Add chunks to raw meat reserving rest of tomato and juice.
• Add cooked rice,diced onion and egg to raw meat and mix all well.
• In a blender puree spices, reserved tomatoes with juice and Worcestershire sauce until well blended.
• Assemble rolls by placing 1/4 - 1/2 cup of meat mixture in center of leaves.
• Roll leaf around mixture tucking ends in as you roll.
• Lay seam side down in 9x13-inch pan.
• Pour tomato puree over rolls Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake an extra 15 minutes.
• *If you use smaller leaves you can make nice small appetizer rolls*.
• **These can be made in the crock pot as well I'm just not sure of cooking time**.

PRESSURE-COOKER BEEF AND RICE CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Core cabbage head. Cook cabbage, stem side down, in boiling water to cover just until outer leaves separate easily from head without tearing. Reserve 12 large leaves for rolls (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use). Trim the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. , In a large bowl, combine rice, onion, egg, milk, salt and pepper. Add beef, mix lightly but thoroughly. Place about 1/4 beef mixture on each leaf. Pull together cut edges of leaf to overlap; fold over filling. Fold in sides and roll up. , Place trivet insert and 1/2 cup water in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Set 6 rolls on trivet, seam side down. In a bowl, mix tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce; pour half the sauce over cabbage rolls. Top with remaining rolls and sauce. , Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 15 minutes. Quick-release pressure. A thermometer inserted in beef should read at least 160°., Remove rolls to a serving platter; keep warm. Remove trivet. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining 2 tablespoons water until smooth; stir into pressure cooker. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with rolls.