Small Rice Stuffed Cabbages Recipes

SMALL RICE-STUFFED CABBAGES

Steps:

• Make stuffed cabbage through step 7, removing 12, not 5, large leaves from cabbage before boiling. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook cabbage leaves until tender, about 3 minutes. Spread leaves in a single layer on paper towels to drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut ribs from cabbage leaves, leaving each leaf intact. Place 1 cabbage leaf on a work surface, overlapping cut edges to form a solid round. Add 1/4 cup rice filling to center, then gather ends together to create a parcel. Place parcel in a clean kitchen towel, cup in hand, and squeeze gently to remove excess liquid, and shape cabbage parcel into a ball. Repeat with remaining cabbage leaves and filling.
• Place parcels, seam side down, on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Top each parcel with 1 teaspoon butter, and bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

WILD RICE STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup of the onions, the celery, and apple; saute for 5 minutes. Stir in rice, seasoning packet from rice mix, 3/4 cup of the broth, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Rice should be al dente. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in pecans. Set aside.
• Place 12 to 15 large cabbage leaves in a large bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 2 to 3 minutes or until wilted. Cut off thickest part of each cabbage leaf. Place 2 tablespoons of the rice mixture near the stem end of a leaf. Fold over sides and roll up. Do not roll too tightly as the rice will expand as it cooks. Repeat with remaining leaves and rice mixture.
• Place cabbage rolls, seam sides down, in a shallow baking dish. Pour marinara sauce over the top and sprinkle with remaining onions. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Serve hot with sauce.

GREEK MEATLESS STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Combine onion, rice, tomatoes, dill, parsley, zucchini, salt, pepper, cumin, and 2/3 cup olive oil in a bowl. Mix well.
• Remove the core of the cabbage and discard. Stick a large fork into the center of the cabbage head.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and immerse the cabbage, leaving the fork in.
• When the outer leaves turn bright green, remove the cabbage using the fork; detach softened leaves and set aside.
• Return cabbage head to the pot and repeat process until all cabbage leaves have been removed.
• If using other types of leaves, blanch leaves in hot water until they soften and turn a darker green. Remove thick stems if necessary. To use large chard leaves, cut in half and fill each half.
• If making large cabbage rolls, use the whole leaf (or half of the large leaves). If making small rolls, tear leaves into 4 parts (for smaller leaves, tear into fewer pieces).
• For large rolls, place a heaping tablespoon of filling 1 inch from the thick end of the cabbage leaf. Fold the bottom over the filling, fold the sides in, and roll up.
• For small rolls, place 1 teaspoon of filling on one side of the leaf part, fold the leaf up over the filling, fold in sides, and roll up. Don't roll too tightly. The rice will need some room to expand during cooking.
• Line the bottom of a large pot with any torn or unused leaves (and trimmed thick stems) and drizzle with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Place rolls closely together, seam-side down in the pot in 2 to 3 layers, as needed.
• Cover with a plate that fits over the rolls, turned upside down.
• Place the pot over medium heat and bring to a full boil (it will boil with its own liquid).
• Add 1 cup of water (or enough to cover the rolls); when it resumes a full boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, long enough for the rice to cook.
• Test to make sure rice is fully cooked. Remove the plate.
• In a small bowl, stir the flour into the lemon juice until dissolved. Add several tablespoons of liquid from the pot and stir to combine.
• Pour lemon juice mixture into the pot and shake the pot gently to distribute. Let sit 10 to 20 minutes before serving.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

LAMB AND RICE STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; heat oil in the melted butter. Cook and stir 1/2 diced onion until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 teaspoon black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and oregano. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Combine lamb, rice, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 cup parsley, almonds, and currants in a large bowl. Add cooled onion mixture and mix until combined. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Fill a large pot halfway with water and bring to a boil. Remove the core from the cabbage head and place the head in the boiling water. Cover and simmer until leaves begin to fall away, about 5 minutes. Remove the 2 outer layers of leaves to a paper towel-lined plate, cover and continue cooking for 1 to 2 more minutes. Remove the remaining large leaves to the plate. You will need 8 large and about 7 smaller leaves.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Take 1 cabbage leaf and remove the root end. Place about 1/2 cup of the lamb mixture toward the bottom edge of the cabbage leaf and roll into a log. Repeat with remaining lamb mixture and 7 more large leaves to create 8 cabbage rolls.
• Line the bottom of a large casserole dish or Dutch oven with 4 or 5 smaller cabbage leaves. Place cabbage rolls on top; season with salt and black pepper. Add bay leaves and tomato puree. Pour in chicken broth. Sprinkle 1/2 sliced onion over the top and cover with 3 or 4 more cabbage leaves. Cover casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the lamb is tender and the rice is cooked, 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 30 minutes. Serve with pan juices poured over the top and garnished with feta cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley.

BEEF & RICE STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In batches, cook cabbage in boiling water 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; cool slightly. Trim the thick vein from the bottom of each cabbage 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 cup beef mixture on each cabbage leaf. Pull together cut edges of leaf to overlap; fold over filling. Fold in sides and roll up., Place 6 rolls in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, seam side down. In a bowl, mix sauce ingredients; pour half of the sauce over cabbage rolls. Top with remaining rolls and sauce. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until a thermometer inserted in beef reads 160° and cabbage is tender.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage head in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, thaw and peel away leaves.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the beef, egg, onion, rice, salt and pepper. Mix together well. Take a small handful and form into a small roll or ball. Place into the center of a cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over and roll the ball up into the leaf. Place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all of the filling is used up.
• Mix together the soup with a 1/2 can water; pour over stuffed cabbage.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour; baste often with the sauce.

RICE-STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Make the cabbage: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Remove 4 or 5 unblemished outer leaves from cabbage, and reserve. Add cabbage head and 2 tablespoons salt to pot. Cover and simmer, flipping once, until tender, about 45 minutes. Transfer cabbage to work surface, then add reserved leaves to pot, and cook until bright green and tender but not mushy, about 3 minutes. Spread in a single layer on paper towels to drain.
• Make the filling: Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add rice and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, rinse rice with cold water, and drain again. Toss with 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl.
• Place currants in a small bowl, and add enough warm water to cover. Let stand until plump, about 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chard stems and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add water, and simmer until tender, about 12 minutes. Add onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chard leaves, and cook until barely wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Add spinach, and cook until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• To assemble: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut out stem from cooked cabbage, and discard. Using a spoon, scoop out inside of cabbage, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell. Squeeze out excess liquid from scooped cabbage, and coarsely chop insides, then stir into rice. Dry cabbage shell.
• Stir together the spinach mixture, chard stems, currants, apricots, pine nuts, parsley, eggs, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper into rice mixture.
• Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet. Fill cabbage shell with rice mixture. Place on a clean kitchen towel, and gather ends of towel around cabbage, squeezing gently to form a round shape and remove excess liquid. Remove towel, and flip stuffed cabbage, open side down, onto baking sheet. Rub butter over entire surface of cabbage, and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
• Drape reserved cabbage leaves over stuffed head, overlapping, to cover. Smooth leaves down and tuck underneath cabbage. Cut into wedges, and serve immediately.

WILD RICE STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1. Preheat oven to 350degreesF. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup of the onions, the celery, and apple; saute for 5 minutes. Stir in rice, seasoning packet from rice mix, 3/4 cup of the broth, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Rice should be al dente. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in pecans. Set aside.
• 2. Place 12 to 15 large cabbage leaves in a large bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 2 to 3 minutes or until wilted. Cut off thickest part of each cabbage leaf. Place 2 tablespoons of the rice mixture near the stem end of a leaf. Fold over sides and roll up. Do not roll too tightly as the rice will expand as it cooks. Repeat with remaining leaves and rice mixture.
• 3. Place cabbage rolls, seam sides down, in a shallow baking dish. Pour marinara sauce over the top and sprinkle with remaining onions. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Serve hot with sauce.

BASMATI RICE-STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan over medium-low heat. Sauct onion, celery, and bell pepper. Season with salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cover and cook 5 more minutes.
• Stir in stock and rice. Season to taste with pepper. Increase heat and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat, fluff rice. sir in parsley and set aside.
• Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a large pot. Place cabbage in water, cored side down. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove cabbage and immediately peel off first 4 leaves. Return cabbage to pot and repeat. Cover the leaves with plastic wrap. When the leaves are cool enough to handle, carve off touch ridge from center of leaves.
• Preheat oven to 375. Drain sauerkraut in a colander. Rinse and squeeze out liquid. Place sauerkraut in even layers in a 13x9 inch casserole pan. Top with 2 cups of tomato sauce.
• Place 3/4 cup of rice in center of each leaf. Fold leaf around rice and place seam side down in casserole dish. Spoon remaining tomato sauce over cabbage.
• Can be covered and stored in refrigerator for a day at this point.
• Cover with foil and bake until bubbly, about 45 minutes. Check after 30 minutes and if it looks too liquidy remove foil.

DIRTY RICE STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• SAUCE:.
• Saute the onion in oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, until softened.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• FILLING:.
• Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the pork and brown.
• Once browned, add the garlic, onion, celery, and green bell pepper.
• Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Add the chicken broth, italian seasoning,basil, and cayenne.
• Stir in the cooked rice and parsley, mixing thoroughly and letting the broth reduce until there is no moisture left in the pan.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, over medium heat, add the cabbage leaves and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Lay a cabbage leaf out on a flat surface and add 1/4 cup of the dirty rice into the center.
• Fold both the sides into the center and the top and bottom over the center. Roll into a cylinder and repeat with the remaining leaves.
• Pour a 1/2-inch layer of sauce into a 13 by 9-inch casserole dish.
• Arrange the cabbage rolls, seam sides down, on top of the sauce.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the stuffed cabbage and cover with foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve.

MASHI CAROMBH (STUFFED MINIATURE CABBAGE ROLLS)

Steps:

• Cut away and discard the tough center core of the cabbage. Bring enough water to a boil to cover the cabbage when it is added. Add the cabbage and let it cook about five minutes, until the outer leaves are slightly tender and can easily be pulled away. Remove the outer leaves and continue to cook cabbage briefly until the second batch of outer leaves can be easily removed. Continue until you have about 25 blanched leaves to be filled. Chill the leaves in cold water and drain well.
• Heat half of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until golden brown. Add half a cup of the tomato sauce and cook, stirring often, about five minutes until the sauce is thickened. Remove from the heat.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the beef, rice, parsley, mint, coriander, garlic, black pepper, salt and allspice. Blend well.
• Cut off the tops of each green pepper. Using the fingers, remove the seeds and white veins inside each pepper. Fill each pepper with about two tablespoons of the meat mixture.
• Carefully trim away and reserve the tougher center rib of each blanched cabbage leaf. Cut the largest cabbage leaves in half lengthwise. Smaller leaves may be stuffed without cutting. There should be about 30 or more large blanched cabbage leaf halves, about 10 small blanched cabbage leaves.
• Lay out one piece of cabbage leaf at a time on a flat surface. Place two teaspoons of the beef mixture in the center of each piece of cabbage. Fold the cabbage neatly over and around to enclose the filling. Squeeze gently to make the rolls more compact. If desired, cut or slice off the unfilled ends of each cabbage roll.
• Line the bottom of a deep four-quart kettle or saucepan with most or all of the leftover cabbage trimmings and leaves. Arrange the peppers, stuffed side up, in the center. Arrange the stuffed cabbage rolls around and on top of the stuffed peppers.
• Pour the chicken broth, remaining tomato sauce and the remaining butter, melted, over all. Select a round china plate that will fit compactly in the kettle or saucepan. Cover the stuffed vegetables with the plate resting directly on top.
• Bring to a boil and cover with a lid. Cook 45 minutes to one hour over moderately low heat.
• If desired, line a serving dish with a layer of romaine lettuce leaves. Drain the stuffed vegetables and pour and arrange them neatly over the lettuce. Serve. These stuffed vegetables are good cold.