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Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 head of green cabbage
  • 1 lb italian sausage meat
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 2 onions rough chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano
  • 2 leaves of basil
  • 1/2 tbsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp concentrated tomato paste
  • 2 c tomato juice

Instructions

Prep the cabbage

  • Remove the core of the cabbage and set in boiling water for 14-16 minutes until the leaves are soft. As you peel the leaves off, you may have to pop the head back into boiling water to soften the leaves.
  • Once softened, remove the head and place in an ice bath

The meat mix

  • Put onion and herbs in a food processor and chop fine
  • Put all ingredients (EXCEPT the tomato juice) in a large bowl and mix
  • In a large dutch oven, put a scoop of the sauce on the bottom.
  • Place a couple leaves on top of the sauce, add another scoop of sauce on top of the leaves
  • Remove the hard spine from a leaf and somewhat overlap the cut edges
  • Depending on the size of the leaf, put about 1/4 - 1/2 c of meat mix on top of the cut edge fold
  • Fold sides of leaf over meat, the one edge, and roll
  • Place seam side down in the dutch oven
  • I had 2 layers of the rolls and put a layer of sauce between them
  • Cover with a layer sauce, gently pour tomato juice around edges
  • Put cover on dutch oven
  • Bake for 2 hours at 325F