A great cabbage leaf makes a good cabbage roll

How to prepare a cabbage roll.

Look at these pictures and follow the steps to make great tasting cabbage rolls.

For this easy cabbage roll recipe you will need a few foil trays, some measuring cups and spoons, and an oven

Makes about 20 medium sized cabbageRolls

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Always keep a few huge whole frozen cabbages from the garden to use when you need them.

Thaw the cabbage and rinse it in lukewarm water.

You will be cutting off a bit of the hardest part of the leaf close to the core to get a nice tender roll.

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For the meat mixture use the following ingredients

Mix them together in a bowl

1 lb lean ground pork

1 lb lean ground beef

1 medium onion minced

1 tsp ground garlic

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp herb de provence - mix herbs found at grocers

1 tbsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 cup white rice uncooked

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Insert the meat mixture into the thawed cabbage leaf

Pour a tomato sauce made of the following ingredients on top of the cabbage casserole

2 cups tomato juice or vegetable juice

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

1 tsp white sugar

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Cover with a layer of foil

Cook these cabbage rolls in an oven preset to 325 Fahrenheit for two hours and serve hot.

A longer cooking time allows the flavour to sponge into the cabbage.

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You can print this recipe here

CabbageRoll Recipe

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