Get Stuffed

Mmmmm!  I can smell them cooking and can't wait to taste them.  I went shopping at the Mennonite store and bought this huge head of cabbage.  What to do, mmm, not a hard question cabbage rolls.  Having grown up in Buffalo, NY and then living a time in Lorain,Ohio one cannot think anything else. Both are ethnic areas and so all types of good food comes from there.  This recipe is one I have used for most of my adult life.  It comes from a book called, Favorite Recipes from the United Nations. Published by the United States Committee for the United Nations. It has many(185) great recipes from around the world.  This is actually my second copy.  I moved and could not find it but found this one at an antique mall.  Such good luck!  Due to such mishaps, I now copy the recipe, side it in a plastic sleeve, and put it in a three ring notebook.  No lost recipes or trying to remember which book a recipe was in.

 

 

 

This recipe is an Hungarian Recipe called Toltote Kaposzta (Stuffed Cabbage)

Here is my adapted recipe:

 

3/4 lb. ground turkey breast

3/4 lb. ground beef (lowest fat possible)

1 finely chopped onion

1 egg

2 tablespoons garlic salt

1 tablespoon paprika

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 cup regular rice (uncooked)

1 large can sauerkraut

1 bottle V-8

3 cups water from wilting cabbage

left over cabbage shredded or cut into small pieces

sour cream

 

Core the cabbage and place  head down in enough  boiling water to cover.  Turn off heat.  When cabbage has wilted remove from water and peel leaves off, leaving them whole. Trim heavy vein down to make it look flat.  Combine meat, onion, eggs, rice and seasonings.  mix well (hands do best)

In the center if each leaf ad 2-3 tablespoons of mixture. Folds sides in first then roll up.  Spread some of the chopped cabbage over the bottom of a large kettle, add a layer of rolls, top with sauerkraut, repeat layers ending with sauerkraut .  Add V-8 and water.  Bring to a boil, then simmer for about an hour and a half.  Alternately , put in crock pot in the morning and cook low for about 8 hours.Place cabbage rolls in a bowl or serving bowl.  Mix a little of the liquid with sour cream and pour over the cabbage rolls. enjoy!

 

Quiz:  Which woman is Elenore Roosevelt?

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