Cabbage Rolls With Quinoa Food

OLD-FASHIONED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls. In a small bowl, combine the beef, pork, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, onion, rice, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne; mix well., Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat., Slice the remaining cabbage; place in a Dutch oven. Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Combine the tomatoes, sugar and remaining tomato sauce; pour over the rolls. Cover and bake at 350° until cabbage rolls are tender, 1-1/2 hours.

QUINOA CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Poach large outer leaves of cabbage in boiling water for 2-3 minutes to soften.
• Meanwhile, cook quinoa in water to which you have added chicken seasoning.
• Set quinoa aside to cool.
• Saute onion, carrot and mushroom in the olive oil until the onion is translucent.
• Mix veggie mixture into quinoa.
• Roll about a quarter cup of the quinoa mixture in each cabbage leaf, by placing mixture at the bottom of the leaf; turn over once, fold sides over, continuing rolling to the end.
• The amount of mixture you use will depend on the size of the cabbage leaves.
• Place rolled leaves into a large sauce pan, place gravy and tomato on top.
• Bring to a boil.
• Turn temperature down to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes.

LOW CARB CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• At the root of the cabbage cut deep with a knife around in square form. After cutting well, pull the root out with a fork.
• Place the cabbage head in boiling water for 20 minutes or so, until it becomes tender and leaves start to slightly fall off.
• Don't over boil since leaves will become too soft to roll. Drain cabbage and begin to separate leaf by leaf. With a knife cut horizontally the tip of each leaf that is hard to smooth out surface and the leaf becomes foldable.
• Mix all ingredients under "cabbage stuffing". You can add more salt to taste. I usually taste the mix (I don't swallow it) then fix salt to your liking.
• Put about 2 tablespoons of the meat and quinoa mix in one whole leaf or half the leaf, fold in from the right then the left of leaf and begin to roll. Line up the rolled cabbage in a pressure cooker or a large pot.
• Mix all ingredients under "broth", then pour over rolled cabbage in pressure cooker pot. Set pressure cooker to 18 minutes.
• Once done, you can taste it, adjust any flavors in the broth if needed. Note: Once the pressure is released, leave the stuffed cabbage in for about an hour or so, it really allow the flavors to soak in.
• Drain most of the water out by placing a plate over the cabbage inside the pot. Enjoy with black pepper and a squeeze of lemon.

BEEF & QUINOA-STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place cabbage in large microwaveable bowl. Add water; cover with waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 4 to 5 min. or until cabbage is softened, but not fully cooked.
• Meanwhile, brown meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Transfer to medium bowl. Add egg, quinoa, half the parsley and paprika; mix lightly.
• Spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture down center of each cabbage leaf; fold sides and ends of leaf over filling to completely enclose filling. Place, seam sides down, in skillet. Add broth; bring to boil. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 30 min. or until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Transfer cabbage rolls to platter, reserving liquid in skillet. Cover cabbage rolls to keep warm. Whisk tomato paste into reserved liquid; bring to boil. Simmer 1 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
• Drizzle cabbage rolls with sauce; sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve topped with sour cream.

CABBAGE ROLLS WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place cabbage on a flat work surface. Cut a circle around the stem and remove the core. Place cabbage in the boiling water. Cover and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cabbage leaves with tongs as they cook; pat dry with paper towels.
• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot; saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Transfer most of the onion-carrot mixture to a bowl, reserving a small portion of the mixture for the sauce. Add the remaining olive oil, quinoa, beef, pork, 1 tablespoon pasta sauce, eggs, 2 tablespoons dill, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix until filling is well combined.
• Cut out the thick part of the rib from the bottom of each cooked leaf so it will be easier to roll. Spoon a portion of the filling onto a leaf. Fold the stem up over the filling and fold the sides toward the middle. Roll filling up the rest of the leaf. Repeat until the filling is used. Finely shred the remaining cabbage.
• Combine remaining pasta sauce with chicken broth, garlic, sauerkraut, and 2 tablespoons dill in a bowl. Spread a few tablespoons of the sauce over the bottom of a baking pan. Add the shredded cabbage. Place cabbage rolls seam-side down in a single layer on top. Pour remaining sauce over the rolls. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage rolls are tender, 60 to 90 minutes.