Chorizo Chipotle Stuffed Cabbage Cups Food

CHORIZO CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Put a large pan of water on to boil. When it's boiling drop the cored cabbage head into the water.
• Cook for three minutes of until the leaves start to relax away from the cabbage head. Drain and let cool.
• Remove the cabbage leaves carefully from the cabbage head. You'll need six large leaves. (I do this while the meat mixture is cooking).
• Slice the large leaf stem vein from each cabbage leaf. You'll make a V in the leaf bottom. Do not cut the leaf in half. Just cut out the tough part of the stem vein.
• Lay the cabbage leaves out on a counter or bread board.
• Meanwhile, Put a large skillet (at least 12 inch) on medium low heat on the stove top.
• Brown the hamburger and chorizo.
• When the meat is about halfway cooked add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is translucent.
• Add the rice, tomatoes and salsa and 1 cup of stock to the meat, mix and cover for 10 minutes or so.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees:
• Remove the cover from the skillet. The meat /rice mixture should be spoonable.
• Spoon 2 to 3 Tablespoons of filling onto a leaf.
• Cover and roll the leaf and repeat until six cabbage leaves are filled and rolled. You will have extra filling.
• Place the cabbage rolls back into the skillet.
• Nestle the six cabbage rolls into the extra filling. The skillet will be full.
• Pour the remaining stock over the skillet filling and cabbage rolls and cover
• Place your oven proof skillet or oven proof baking dish into the oven and place a baking sheet on the bottom rack to catch any drips.
• Bake one hour.

CHORIZO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, cook chorizo and onion over medium heat until sausage is cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients except jalapenos., Cut jalapenos lengthwise in half; remove seeds and membranes. Fill each half with scant 1 tablespoon sausage mixture. Place in greased 15x10x1-in. pans. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 18-20 minutes.