Spicy Cabbage Rolls Low Carb Food

SPICY CABBAGE ROLLS - LOW CARB

Steps:

• Core cabbage and place in boiling buttered water to soften; meanwhile, mix next 6 ingredients, along with 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce.
• Remove softened outside leaves from cabbage, and using a sharp knife, remove the stiff center ribs. (I usually remove several leaves at a time, then after those are rolled, I can remove several more.)
• Cut the cabbage leaf in half, and place a heaping tablespoon of meat mixture in to roll up, tucking in sides if need be.
• Place the roll in a large skillet that has a lid to fit, and continue production until all the meat mixture is used. *Leftover cabbage is great as is, or added to a soup, and the broth can be used as veggie stock.
• Sometimes a second, smaller pan is necessary to cook up the overflow of rolls.
• Cover cabbage rolls with the spaghetti sauce, and cook on medium, covered, for 30 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.
• Sprinkle with shredded parmesan before serving.
• My only problem with this recipe is the sauce is SO good, I'm always tempted to get some bread to sop it up! So if you want to indulge, do. :).

SPICY CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 10 large leaves for rolls. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the barley, garlic, onion, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, ginger, salt and pepper. Crumble pork over mixture and mix well. , Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/2 cup pork mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat. Place rolls, seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. , In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sauce ingredients; cook and stir until smooth. Pour over rolls. Cover and bake at 350° for 80-90 minutes or a thermometer reads 160°.

LOW CARB STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce.
• Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft and lightly browned.
• Break up the tomatoes with your hands and add to pan with the juice, canned tomato sauce, and Sugar Twin. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot,and simmer gently for about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare the cabbage:
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Cut core from cabbage and place into water.
• As leaves become softened, remove and place in colander.
• Prepare the filling:.
• Place all filling ingredients into a large bowl and mix well with your hands.
• Assemble the cabbage rolls:.
• Take a large cabbage leaf and carefully cut out the large stiff vein at the base.
• Place about 1/3 cup of filling near stem end of leaf.
• Mold the filling to a log shape with your hands.
• Fold sides of leaf over filling, then roll up and set aside seam side down.
• Repeat until all filling is used up.
• Tear up some of the remaining leaves to line a baking pan.
• Place rolls seam side down in pan.
• Pour sauce over all. Cover with more torn leaves.
• Cover tightly with foil. Bake about 45 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in roll reaches 180°F.