Stuffed Cabbage Trôo Style Food

STUFFED CABBAGE - TRôO STYLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 150C/Gas 2/fan 130C. Cook the cabbage in boiling salted water for 4 minutes or so, then drain and run under the cold tap. Drain again thoroughly. Butter a deepish oven-proof dish (about 3 litre) generously with half the butter. Cover the base with a third of the cabbage. Season well.
• Arrange half the sausagemeat over the cabbage, flattening it out a bit with your fingers so that it covers it reasonably well, pressing down as you go. Repeat these layers, and then finish with a final layer of cabbage. Season again with salt and pepper, then dot with the remaining butter. Cover tightly and bake for 21⁄2 hours, until the cabbage is as tender as butter.

STUFFED CABBAGE-TROO STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 130*C (275*F).
• Cook the cabbage in boiling salted water for 4 minutes or so, then drain and run under the cold tap.
• Drain again thoroughly.
• Butter a deep oven proof dish generously with half the butter.
• Cover the base with a third of the cabbage.
• Season well.
• Arrange half the sausagemeat over the cabbage, flattening it out a bit with your fingertips so that it covers it reasonably well, pressing down as you go.
• Repeat these layers and then finish with a final layer of cabbage.
• Season again with salt and pepper.
• Dot with remaining butter, cover tightly and bake for 2 1/2 hours until the cabbage is as tender as butter.

GIANT STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Rub the inside of a 3-quart round soufflé dish with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes to soften (they will continue to cook in the oven). Gently nudge them into the water with a large spoon if they float to the top during cooking. Drain and set aside.
• Heat a medium nonstick pan over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil with the onion, garlic, carrot, celery, thyme, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring frequently with a heatproof silicone spatula, until vegetables are softened but not browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Add the meat, parsley, rice, egg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to the vegetable mixture. Stir to combine well using the spatula.
• Layer enough of the cabbage leaves to cover the bottom and up the sides of the souffle dish in a single layer, overlapping as needed to fill any visible gaps. Use the larger leaves as the veins are more pronounced; the bottom will be the presentation side after it is cooked and flipped over.
• Gently spread about 1 1/4 cups of the meat mixture in the bottom of the dish in an even layer on top of the cabbage leaves. Evenly spread 4 tablespoons of marinara sauce over the meat mixture. Cover with a layer of cabbage leaves. Repeat with another layer of meat mixture, marinara sauce and cabbage leaves until all the meat mixture is used. Reserve the remaining marinara sauce for serving. Tuck the final layer of cabbage neatly into the sides, gently pressing down all around to compact it.
• Tightly cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the cabbage is tender and the rice is cooked through, about 1 hour 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, but do not remove the foil. Allow to cool and set for at least 1 hour. Remove the foil and gently invert the stuffed cabbage onto a serving platter. Serve with the reserved warmed marinara sauce.

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS (GALUMPKIS)

Steps:

• To make the sauce:
• Coat a 3-quart saucepan with the oil and place over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar; simmer, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Place a skillet over medium heat and coat with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Sauté the onion and garlic for about 5 minutes, until soft. Stir in the tomato paste, a splash of wine, parsley, and 1/2 cup of the prepared sweet and sour tomato sauce, mix to incorporate and then take it off the heat. Combine the ground meat in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg, the cooked rice, and the sauteed onion mixture. Toss the filling together with your hands to combine, season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Remove the large, damaged outer leaves from the cabbages and set aside. Cut out the cores of the cabbages with a sharp knife and carefully pull off all the rest of the leaves, keeping them whole and as undamaged as possible, (get rid of all the small leaves and use them for coleslaw or whatever.) Blanch the cabbage leaves in the pot of boiling water for 5 minutes, or until pliable. Run the leaves under cool water then lay them out so you can assess just how many blankets you have to wrap up the filling. Next, carefully cut out the center vein from the leaves so they will be easier to roll up. Take the reserved big outer leaves and lay them on the bottom of a casserole pan, let part of the leaves hang out the sides of the pan. This insulation will prevent the cabbage rolls from burning on the bottom when baked. Use all the good looking leaves to make the cabbage rolls. Put about 1/2 cup of the meat filling in the center of the cabbage and starting at what was the stem-end, fold the sides in and roll up the cabbage to enclose the filling. Place the cabbage rolls side by side in rows, seam-side down, in a casserole pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour the remaining sweet and sour tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls. Fold the hanging leaves over the top to enclose and keep the moisture in. Drizzle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Bake for 1 hour until the meat is cooked.

STUFFED CABBAGE CUPS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• For the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the crushed tomatoes, brown sugar and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes.
• For the cabbage cups: Meanwhile, add the cabbage leaves to the pot of boiling salted water and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Remove with tongs and place in a colander. Rinse under cold water, then drain and pat dry.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper, celery and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the paprika and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beef and pork and cook, stirring and breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Add the cooked rice and stir to combine and warm through, about 2 minutes. Stir in the parsley.
• Finish the sauce by stirring in the sour cream until fully incorporated. To serve, divide the beef mixture among the cabbage leaves and top each with some sauce.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onions, and cook over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes, vinegar, brown sugar, raisins, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Remove the entire core of the cabbage with a paring knife. Immerse the head of cabbage in the boiling water for a few minutes, peeling off each leaf with tongs as soon as it s flexible. Set the leaves aside. Depending on the size of each leaf, you will need at least 14 leaves.
• For the filling, in a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, eggs, onion, breadcrumbs, rice, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add 1 cup of the sauce to the meat mixture and mix lightly with a fork.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To assemble, place 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a large Dutch oven. Remove the hard triangular rib from the base of each cabbage leaf with a small paring knife. Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup of filling in an oval shape near the rib edge of each leaf and roll up toward the outer edge, tucking the sides in as you roll. Place half the cabbage rolls, seam sides down, over the sauce. Add more sauce and more cabbage rolls alternately until you ve placed all the cabbage rolls in the pot. Pour the remaining sauce over the cabbage rolls. Cover the dish tightly with the lid and bake for 1 hour or until the meat is cooked and the rice is tender. Serve hot.

STUFFED CABBAGE OLD COUNTRY STYLE

Steps:

• Take the head of cabbage and wrap in plastic and put it in freezer a day ahead.The next day let thaw and remove the core of the cabbage. This can be done in advance also.
• After the cabbage is thawed and core removed, start separating the leaves from the cabbage and set aside. They will come off easier than blanching.
• PLEASE NOTE:I USED BRATSWORTH NOT POLISH SAUSAGE, THERE IS NO CHOICE FOR BRATS.Remove the skin off the brats.In a skillet, brown the hamburger and the brats together,drain the fat then set aside.After the meat is cooled,chop the meat in a food processor until the meat is very fine.Set aside.
• Boil the rice following instructions on package,let cool and add to the meat.Chop the onion very fine and add to the mixture.
• Next, in a small bowl combine garlic,pepper,salt,basil,paprika, and thyme. Blend well and add to the meat.Set aside.
• NOW IT"S THYME to start stuffing the cabbage leaves.Using one leaf at a time, remove the small part of the leaf at the bottom that was attached to the core, this will help the leaf be a little bit more flexiable.Lay on a flat surface.Take 1,2 or 3 tablespoons of the mixture and place in the center of the leaf.Tuck the sides of the leaf in first then roll. Use a tooth pick or two to keep the rolled leaf's together.
• FOR THE SAUCE:Combine the chopped tomato's,beef broth,pizza sauce and Woreshire sauce.Mix very well and pour over the cabbage rolls.Take the remaining cabbage leafs and spread across the rolls, this will keep the moisture inches.
• These can be baked in the oven for 1 hour at 350 degrees or in a crock pot on low for 8 hours, your choice.I like them better in the crock personally.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place cabbage head in freezer and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer, thaw and peel away leaves.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the beef, egg, onion, rice, salt and pepper. Mix together well. Take a small handful and form into a small roll or ball. Place into the center of a cabbage leaf. Fold the sides of the leaf over and roll the ball up into the leaf. Place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all of the filling is used up.
• Mix together the soup with a 1/2 can water; pour over stuffed cabbage.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour; baste often with the sauce.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Soak rice while preparing the cabbage and the rest of the filling.
• Using a paring knife, cut out the center core of cabbage.
• Bring water to a boil in a pot large enough to easily hold cabbage head.
• Add cabbage, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until outer leaves are tender but still bright green.
• Lift cabbage from water, and remove outer leaves.
• Return cabbage to boiling water, and repeat brief cooking and removal of leaves until all large outer leaves are removed and nothing but the core remains.
• Reserve 1 cup cabbage cooking water.
• Trim thick center vein from bottom of each leaf until thin enough to roll.
• Finely chop about 1 cup of cabbage core for the filling, and coarsely chop and reserve the remainder of the cabbage core.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter or olive oil over medium heat.
• Crumble ground beef and pork into skillet, and cook until beginning to brown.
• Add onion and garlic, and cook until golden and tender, about 5 more minutes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, and add drained rice, finely chopped cabbage, parsley, green pepper, and celery, and stir to combine.
• Season generously to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add about 1/3 cup of filling to a cabbage leaf.
• Fold base, then sides of cabbage over filling, and roll up leaf, starting with the stem end.
• Repeat with remaining leaves and filling.
• Line the bottom of a 5-6 quart Dutch oven or large casserole with coarsely chopped cabbage core, and place cabbage rolls on top, packing tightly.
• If any large gaps remain between rolls, fill with remaining chopped cabbage.
• In a small saucepan, combine tomato sauce and the reserved 1 cup of cooking water from cabbage, brown sugar, and lemon juice.
• Bring to a simmer, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour some of the tomato sauce over stuffed cabbage to just cover them.
• Bring to a gentle simmer, adding additional tomato sauce as needed, cover, and simmer for 1 hour or until cabbage rolls are very tender.
• If desired, place sour cream in a small bowl, and ladle in about 3/4 cup of tomato sauce from the cooked stuffed cabbage rolls.
• Whisk to combine, return sour cream mixture to Dutch oven, and stir to combine.
• Serve with additional sour cream if desired.

BAKED STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, prepare a flat baking dish or casserole with nonstick pan spray.
• Blanch the cabbage leaves by immersing them in a pot of boiling water for 1 minute; drain and pat the leaves dry.
• Combine the beef, onion, parsley,salt, thyme,garlic, and pepper,Mix Well, Divide the meat into 8 equal portions on the cabbage leaves;Roll or fold the leaves around filling; Secure each cabbage roll with wooden toothpicks.
• Place the rolls seam side down in the prepares baking dish; pour tomato sauce over the rolls; bake, covered 50 to 60 minutes.

STUFFED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Using a paring knife, remove center core of cabbage. In a large nonreactive stockpot, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. Add cabbage and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until outer leaves are bright green and tender. Lift cabbage from water, and remove outer leaves. Return cabbage to boiling water, and repeat brief cooking and removal of leaves until all leaves are cooked. Reserve 2 cups cabbage cooking water. Trim thick center vein from bottom of each leaf. Reserve four large outer leaves to line bottom of pan.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until golden and tender, about 8 minutes. In a large bowl, combine onion mixture, rice, beef, pork, salt, pepper, parsley flakes, green pepper, and celery. Stir to combine.
• Add about 1/3 cup rice filling to one cabbage leaf. Fold sides of cabbage over filling, and, starting with the stem end, roll the cabbage up. Repeat with remaining leaves and filling.
• Line a 5-quart Dutch oven with reserved outside leaves. Transfer stuffed cabbage leaves to Dutch oven.
• In a large bowl, combine tomato puree and the reserved 2 cups of cabbage cooking water. Pour some of the tomato sauce over cabbage to almost cover. Sprinkle apple over top of cabbage leaves. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a gentle simmer; cover. Cook for 1 hour or until cabbage is very tender, adding additional tomato sauce as needed.
• Place sour cream in a small bowl, and ladle in about 3/4 cup of tomato sauce from the cooked stuffed cabbage rolls. Whisk to combine. Add sour cream mixture back to Dutch oven, and stir to combine. Serve with additional sour cream.