Tony Packos Stuffed Cabbage Recipe 425

STUFFED CABBAGE WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the cabbage rolls: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the cabbage leaves and cook, until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain the leaves into a colander in the sink and refresh under cold running water. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, place the beef, rice, sour cream, and 2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, about 7 minutes. Stir in the paprika and allspice and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes more. Add the onion mixture to the beef mixture, and mix until well combined. Season with pepper to taste.
• Lay the cabbage leaves on a work surface and blot dry with paper towels. Slice off the ridged part of the thick rib at the bottom each leaf, creating a level surface over the leaves. Place about 1/2 cup of the beef mixture in the bottom center of each roll. Roll the bottom of a leaf over the beef mixture, fold in the sides, and continue rolling forward until completely closed. Repeat with the remaining leafs. Arrange the rolls seam side-down in a 9-x 13- x 2- inch oval gratin dish.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Make the tomato sauce: In a medium saucepan, combine the tomatoes, broth, salt, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and season with pepper to taste. Pour over the cabbage rolls and cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the foil from the baking dish and continue cooking, basting occasionally, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 30 minutes more. Serve in the gratin dish.

TONY PACKO'S STUFFED CABBAGE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• In small bowl, soak rice in cold water 15 minutes. Meanwhile, remove core from cabbage and immerse head in boiling water long enough to wilt leaves, about 10 minutes. Remove from water and drain. Remove large leaves and cut out large vein from the center of each with a triangular cut. In large bowl combine meat, eggs, 1 chopped onion, garlic, salt, pepper and paprika to taste. Rinse soaked rice well with cold water, drain and add to bowl. With hands mix ingredients until well combined. Place about 1/2 C meat mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll up, tucking sides in like and egg roll. Secure rolls with toothpick. Repeat procedure until all meat mixture is used. Set rolls aside. Removing any remaining core, chop the rest of the cabbage. Place in a large bowl with sauerkraut, mashed tomatos and juice, tomato soup, remaining chopped onion, sugar and additional salt, pepper and paprika to taste. Mix well. Put some of mixture on bottom of large, heavy, covered kettle or Dutch oven. Place cabbage/meat rolls upright around edge and center of kettle. Put remainder of cabbage/tomato mixture on top. Fill kettle with enough water to cover the tops of the rolls and cool over low heat about 2 hours, adding water as needed to keep rolls completely covered. Serve with Sour Cream Sauce.

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.

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.