Just Like Tony Packos Cabbage Rolls Crock Pot Copycat Recipes

JUST LIKE TONY PACKOS CABBAGE ROLLS-CROCK POT - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Cook cabbage leaves until about half cooked.
• While cabbage is cooking in a large bowl combine eggs, 1/2 cup onion, garlic, 1 t salt, 1 t paprika and 1/2 t pepper.
• Mix meat and rice.
• Mix meat mixture with with egg mixture.
• Fill cabbage leaves and fold edges.
• Place in crock pot with seams down.
• Chop remaining cabbage.
• Combine chopped cabbage, sauerkraut, tomatoes in juice, tomato soup, sugar and remaining onion, salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours depending on how fast your crock pot cooks.

CABBAGE ROLLS - REAL HUNGARIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Core cabbage, heat in salt water till leaves separate.
• Remove each leaf and drain in colander.
• FILLING--(2nd ingredient group):.
• To scald rice: Heat a generous amount of water in a heavy pan that will hold the heat.
• Make sure that the water will be more than enough to cover the rice.
• Make sure the water is at a rolling boil, if rice is not scalded enough it will be crunchy!
• Let stand for at least 5 minutes.
• Rinse with cold water, draining with sieve, then mix into rest of filling ingredients.
• Now fill the cabbage leaves with filling mixture; folding leaves.
• While rolling pigs, start cooking the stewing sauce in another pot.
• STEWING SAUCE--(3rd ingredient group):.
• Mix group together, bring to a boil, then simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• TO ASSEMBLE:.
• Line the roaster with: sauce, layer of pigs, more sauce, sprinkle with bacon crumbs, layer of pigs, layer of sauce, sprinkle with bacon crumbs etc.
• Set oven at 350°F.
• Cover roaster, and once all comes to a kind of a boil, reduce temperature to about 300°F so it doesn't boil over.
• Cook about 2 more hours.
• The smoked sausage is optional.
• If using, mix it in among the other ingredients.
• NOTE: 3/8 cup dehydrated onions may be used instead of 2 small onions in recipe.

SLOW-COOKED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. Secure with toothpicks if desired., Place cabbage rolls in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour V8 juice over rolls. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160°. Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese if desired.

EASY CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine pork, rice, onions, pepper, garlic powder, salt and paprika in large bowl.
• Steam heads of cabbage until leaves remove easily (about 5 minutes each in microwave along with 1/2 cup water, covered with plastic wrap works well) Take handfuls of meat mixture and roll up in cabbage leaves.
• Place rolls in roasting pan.
• After covering the bottom of the pan, top with half of the sauerkraut and half of the tomatoes.
• Repeat with second layer.
• Pour tomato juice over top.
• Cover and bake 2 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

CROCK POT SWEDISH CABBAGE ROLLS (THE BEST!!!!!!)

Steps:

• Immerse cabbage leaves in large kettle of boiling water for about 3 minutes or until limp; drain.
• Combine egg, 1/4 cup of sauce, onion, salt, pepper, beef, and cooked rice.
• Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture in center of each leaf; fold in sides and roll ends over meat.
• Place in slow-cooking pot.
• Combine tomato sauce with brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours.

COPYCAT TONY PACKO'S CONEY ISLAND HOTDOG CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, make sure to turn beef into fine crumbles. Best method is a potato masher to mash while cooking; do not drain!
• 2. Stir in brown sugar and seasonings. Add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 50 to 60 minutes until liquid is almost evaporated. Now its ready to serve, freeze, or can!
• Hot Dog Directions: You gotta use Kolbasz sausage! Heat oven to 350 F, place sausage in a greased baking pan with a little Hungarian Beer. Bake about 1 Hour or until sausage is browned, but not dry.
• Serve 'em up: The restaurant serves the sausage split in half (one half per dog) to make room and take on the chili sauce better. Use Hawaiian Sweet Hot Dog Buns, cover with chili, and then desired ingredients: common is chili first, then mustard, then diced onion on top, and with peppers and pickles on the side. Optional: shredded cheese cheddar jack mix on top of the onions.