Well Be Making Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls All Winter Long Food

SLOW-COOKED CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. Secure with toothpicks if desired., Place cabbage rolls in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour V8 juice over rolls. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160°. Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese if desired.

CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Wash rice thoroughly. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.
• In the meantime, remove the core from the cabbages using a thin, long knife. Place 1 cabbage in a microwave proof container with a lid with core side down. Pour 1/2 cup water into the container with the cabbage, cover and microwave on HIGH (full power) for 10 minutes. Carefully turn cabbage over and cook covered for an additional 10 minutes. When cabbage is cooked, let sit until it is cool enough to handle. Separate leaves carefully, removing any tough ribs. Cook the second cabbage in the same manner.
• Divide chopped onions in half. Saute one half of the onions in 3 tablespoons butter; cook just until translucent (do not brown). In a large mixing bowl, mix together both the cooked and uncooked rice, cooked and uncooked onions, ground beef, pork sausage, garlic, dill weed, salt, black pepper and sugar and mix well to blend.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Bring one end of cabbage leaf over mixture, roll and tuck ends in to prevent any filling from falling out.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare two 9x13 inch casserole dishes by placing some left over cabbage leaves in bottom of each. Arrange cabbage rolls in a single layer tight against each other.
• In a food processor or blender, process condensed tomato soup and tomatoes. Pour tomato mixture over the cabbage rolls until just covered. Place 4 bay leaves on top of sauce in each dish. Cover each dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 2 hours. Once cooked, remove the dishes from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing aluminum foil. Serve hot.

SLOW COOKER CABBAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head.
• Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; drain well (refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use).
• Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut; set aside.
• In large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, rice, green pepper, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix.
• Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
• Place about 1/3 cup meat mixture on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf.
• Fold in sides, beginning from the cut end.
• Roll up completely to enclose filling; secure with toothpicks, if desired.
• Place cabbage rolls in a 3 quart slow cooker.
• Pour V8 juice over rolls.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until filling reaches 160 degrees F.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with salt and cheese, if desired.

WE'LL BE MAKING SLOW COOKER CABBAGE ROLLS ALL WINTER LONG

Steps:

• Boil a pot of water and toss in a little sea salt. Prepare a large bowl or pot of cold water.
• Turn your cabbage upside down, carefully slice around the core and pull it out. There may be some parts of the core still inside, do your best to cut them out so you have a hole in the bottom of the cabbage.
• Once the water is boiling, place the cabbage down into the water with the core-end down. After about a minute, use your tongs and begin turning the cabbage in the water. Allow to boil for 5 minutes and then plunge the whole head of cabbage into the bowl of cold water or simply run it under cold water from your tap.
• Once slightly cooled, gently remove 12 cabbage leaves, being careful not to break.
• Heat a pot on medium heat and drizzle oil. Add the onions cool until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
• Pour in the crushed tomatoes, sea salt and pepper. Cover and allow to simmer while you prepare the filling.
• Place all filling ingredients in a bowl and mix so everything is well combined.
• To assemble, place about ¼ to ⅓ cup of filling into each cabbage roll. Fold in the sides and end of the leaf and then continue to roll until it's closed. Repeat until all the leaves and filling have been used.
• Place a little bit of sauce on the bottom of the slow cooker and then place the cabbage rolls in, seam side down.
• Pour the rest of the sauce on top. Turn on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

LAZY MAN'S CABBAGE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Chop cabbage into large pieces.
• Put one layer into greased baking dish.
• You can use just hamburger if you prefer. Brown meat and onion.
• Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Mix rice into meat.
• Put meat mixture on top of cabbage layer.
• Mix the soup and water together and then pour on the top.
• Bake at 350F for at least 1 hour.