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Sweet & Sour Stuffed Cabbage

Sweet & Sour Stuffed Cabbage
Everyone loves the taste of these cabbage rolls, and when I make them, I make a lot of extra meatballs. I adapted this recipe from one I found for sweet and sour stuffed green peppers.
6 ServingsPrep: 1 hour Bake: 65 min.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 medium head cabbage
  • 3 medium onions
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup cooked instant rice
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/4 pounds lean ground beef
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  • 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice

Directions

  • Place raisins in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand
  • for 5 minutes; drain and set aside.
  • Fill a Dutch oven three-quarters full of water; bring to a boil. Add
  • cabbage; cook for 2-3 minutes or just until leaves fall off head.
  • Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls; chop remaining cabbage and set
  • aside. Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf,
  • making a V-shaped cut.
  • Slice two onions and set aside; chop the remaining onion. In a large
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Sweet & Sour Stuffed Cabbage (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • bowl, combine the chopped onion, egg, rice, carrots, salt, pepper
  • and reserved raisins. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.
  • Place 1/4 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.
  • Place sliced onions and reserved chopped cabbage in a 13-in. x 9-in.
  • baking dish. Arrange cabbage rolls, seam side down, on top. Combine
  • the tomato sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice; pour over rolls.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until cabbage is tender and
  • a meat thermometer reads 160°. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer
  • or until sauce reaches desired consistency. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 2 cabbage rolls equals 392 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 93 mg cholesterol, 824 mg sodium, 57 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 24 g protein.
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