Finally got this right for everyone in my family. They are a fussy bunch and they love these. Good holiday fare but also — I freeze in batches and take out a batch when I need to have dinner and don’t have time to cook.
Stuffed Cabbage
Servings
18 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 large head cabbage
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion grated
- 1 Large egg
- 1/4 cup raw rice
- 2 tablespoons matzo meal
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 12- ounce bottle chili sauce
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
Preparation
- 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut out the hard center core of the cabbage. Separate the cabbage leaves. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the cabbage leaves 3-5 minutes or until slightly softened. Let cool. Remove any remaining hard parts from the core. 2 Mix the ground beef, the grated onion, egg, rice, matzo meal and some salt and pepper in a large bowl. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each cabbage leaf. Enclose the meat, folding the cabbage leaf and tucking in the ends. 3 Place the cabbage rolls, seam side down in a large, deep baking dish. 4 Heat the chicken fat or vegetable oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in the brown sugar, lemon juice, chili sauce and raisins and cook for 2-3 minutes. Pour the sauce over the stuffed cabbage rolls. Cover and bake in for about 2 hours.
Special instructions
- Finally got this right for everyone in my family. They are a fussy bunch and they love these. Good holiday fare but also — I freeze in batches and take out a batch when I need to have dinner and don’t have time to cook.
If you look at all the ingredients as they stand, you should cook them first as you might want to taste in order to adjust the flavor making it sweeter or sharper or both. You can’t accomplish this once the stuffed cabbage has prepared and then frozen.
I usually cook for one hour, then freeze, thaw and cook for the remainder of the time.
perfect, I’ll try it tonight, thank you!!!!
do you cook then freeze, or freeze them raw?
Not sure what you mean — this has rice in it. You can leave out the matzo meal and add a bit more rice if you prefer.
My family use to put rice into the mix. I’d like th try to duplicate it. Any ideas.
You can use 1/2 cup matzo meal. Chag Sameach
How would you make this stuffed cabbage for Passover? Just omit the rice or substitute it with something else?
Hi Nancy
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