Cabbage rolls are a delightful and comforting dish that has been enjoyed across many cultures for generations. With its tender cabbage leaves stuffed with a flavorful filling of ground beef, rice, vegetables, and herbs, cabbage rolls are a hearty and satisfying meal. Whether you prefer a classic recipe passed down from generations or a modern twist with unique ingredients, there is a sweet n tender cabbage roll recipe out there for every taste. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for sweet n tender cabbage rolls, providing you with a variety of options to choose from. From traditional Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian recipes to contemporary vegetarian and vegan variations, you're sure to find the perfect recipe to satisfy your cravings.
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SWEET 'N' TENDER CABBAGE ROLLS
I've used this recipe for more than 30 years, and the extra time it takes to assemble the rolls is well worth the effort. I always make two batches because they go so fast. You can assemble the night before and cook the next day.-Sonja Benz, Carmel, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 7h40m
Yield 7 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Cook cabbage in boiling water just until leaves fall off head. Set aside 14 large leaves for rolls. (Refrigerate remaining cabbage for another use.) Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each reserved leaf, making a V-shaped cut. , In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, rice, mushrooms, onion and seasonings. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Place about 1/2 cup on each cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends and fold in sides, beginning from the cut end. Roll up completely to enclose filling. , Place seven rolls, seam side down, in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine sauce ingredients; pour half over cabbage rolls. Top with remaining rolls and sauce. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 141mg cholesterol, Sodium 1243mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 31g protein.
OLD-FASHIONED CABBAGE ROLLS
It was an abundance of dill in my garden that led me to try this. My family liked the taste so much that, from then on, I made my old-fashioned cabbage rolls recipe with dill. This is how to make easy cabbage rolls. - Florence Krantz, Bismarck, North Dakota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h55m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook cabbage in boiling water just until outer leaves pull away easily from head. Set aside 12 large leaves for rolls. In a small bowl, combine the beef, pork, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, onion, rice, parsley, salt, dill and cayenne; mix well., Cut out the thick vein from the bottom of each leaf, making a V-shaped cut. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture on a cabbage leaf; overlap cut ends of leaf. Fold in sides. Beginning from the cut end, roll up. Repeat., Slice the remaining cabbage; place in a Dutch oven. Arrange the cabbage rolls seam side down over sliced cabbage. Combine the tomatoes, sugar and remaining tomato sauce; pour over the rolls. Cover and bake at 350° until cabbage rolls are tender, 1-1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 694mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
CABBAGE ROLLS
This is a family recipe that goes back more than 80 years. I have made modifications to this recipe to enhance the taste and flavor. These cabbage rolls freeze well.
Provided by William Anatooskin
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage
Time 2h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.3 calories, Carbohydrate 59.5 g, Cholesterol 43.4 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 800.7 mg, Sugar 11.4 g
STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
This was adapted from the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. When I read that it included crushed gingersnap cookies and a clove studded onion I just had to try it out. My family was not disappointed in the least. The flavor was worth the extra preparation and ingredients. I served this with an endive and butter lettuce salad topped with blue cheese crumbles and glazed pecans and tossed in a basic red wine vinaigrette for an amazing autumn meal. This is for the adventurous or experienced cook, enjoy!
Provided by carmenskitchen
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h15m
Yield 18 Rolls, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring 4 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon of salt to boil in large dutch oven over high heat. Add cored cabbage and cook until outer leaves just begin to wilt, about 3 minutes. Use tongs to gently remove leaves (outer 20) one by one and transfer to a colander to cool. Remove any remaining head of cabbage and let cool. Do not discard water.
- Return water to boil over high heat. Add rice and cook until tender, about 13 minutes. Drain the rice through a strainer, rinse it to cool, and let drain thoroughly. In a medium bowl, combine cooked rice, onion, beef, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
- Trim tough ribs from cabbage leaves and tightly roll 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture into each leaf. Shred the remaining blanched cabbage both the head and any remaining leaves.
- Scatter half the shredded cabbage leaves in a large dutch oven. Arrange rolls seam side down snugly on top of the shredded cabbage. Sprinkle any remaining shredded cabbage on top of rolls.
- Combine diced tomatoes w/ juice, tomato puree, water (I use water left over from rice) 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pour liquid over cabbage. Stud peeled onion with cloves and submerge in liquid. Bring mixture to boil, then reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
- Discard clove studded onion. Sprinkle crushed cookies and raisins (if using) into the pot and shake to incorporate them without disturbing rolls. Simmer uncovered until sauce begins to thicken, about 1 hour.
- If you desire more liquid, add 1 cup of beef broth.
- Transfer rolls to serving dish and add remaining 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to sauce and season with salt pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over rolls and top with sour cream and chopped parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.5, Fat 18.3, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 158.2, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 9.1, Sugar 29, Protein 27.2
SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS
After combing through dozens of cabbage roll recipes on Zaar, this is the only one I could find that has a sauce quite like this one. The secret ingredients are bottled chili sauce and grape jelly. There is also no rice and no brown sugar in this recipe and there are no tomatoes except for ketchup. Adapted from "Best of the Best of Georgia." Recipe may be halved. This makes 28 cabbage rolls, great for a potluck.
Provided by HeatherFeather
Categories Vegetable
Time 3h30m
Yield 28 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Core the cabbages and place into large pot; pour boiling water over the cabbage and let stand until the leaves start to get soft enough to bend and can be easily pulled from th heads (5 minutes or so); you may need to pull off some of the outer leaves, then return the cabbage head to the pot to soften the middle ones; drain leaves well in a colander.
- This leaf peeling process takes some time, but you want to get enough intact leaves to make 28 cabbage rolls.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine meat with seasonings, ketchup, eggs, and crushed crackers, mixing by hand just until combined- don't overwork.
- Using a 1/4 cup measure, scoop up a scant 1/4 cupful of the meat mixture, then use hands to form the meat into an oblong shape- about 3" long; make 28 oblong meat shapes.
- Place a meat shape onto one of the cabbage leaves, folding the top of the leaf over the meat snugly, then folding in one side, then rolling forward a bit, then the other side, and rolling all the way up.
- Repeat until you have 28 filled cabbage leaves.
- Place chopped onion into the bottom of a very large roasting pan (12"x11" size).
- Place cabbage rolls neatly on top of the onions in rows.
- Combine chili sauce and jelly with 1/4 cup water in a small pan over medium heat, stirring until jelly melts.
- Pour over cabbage rolls.
- Cover pan tightly with foil and bake for 2 hours.
- Remove foil, baste rolls with sauce, and then return to the oven uncovered for 40 minutes more- or until sauce has thickened and rolls are glazed.
- Ladle sauce over rolls to serve.
VEGETARIAN SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS
Meatless slow cooker entree of sweet and sour cabbage rolls that is sweet and tangy.
Provided by Bea Smith
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Cabbage
Time 3h35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
- While water is coming to a boil, remove 8 outer leaves from the head of cabbage. Shred remaining cabbage. Place 4 cups shredded cabbage in the bottom of a 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Reserve any extra cabbage for another use.
- Cook the outer cabbage leaves in the boiling water until just limp, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain. Trim the thick rib in the center of each leaf; set aside.
- Combine beans, rice, 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in a medium bowl. Divide bean mixture evenly among cooled cabbage leaves, using about 1/3 cup mixture per leaf. Fold the sides of each leaf over the filling and roll up.
- Combine remaining spaghetti sauce, raisins, lemon juice, and brown sugar in a bowl.
- Pour 1/2 of the sauce over the cabbage in the slow cooker; stir to mix. Place cabbage rolls on top and pour remaining sauce over the rolls.
- Cover and cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.7 calories, Carbohydrate 95.8 g, Cholesterol 4.4 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 22.5 g, Protein 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 1206.5 mg, Sugar 43.2 g
Tips:
- Choose a hearty cabbage for the rolls: Savoy or green cabbage works well.
- Blanch the cabbage leaves before filling and rolling: This makes them more pliable and easier to work with.
- Use a variety of fillings for your cabbage rolls: Ground beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and vegetables are all good options.
- Season the filling generously: Use a combination of herbs, spices, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Roll the cabbage rolls tightly: This will help them hold their shape during cooking.
- Cook the cabbage rolls in a flavorful sauce: Tomato sauce, vegetable broth, and cream sauce are all good options.
- Serve the cabbage rolls hot: They can be served with mashed potatoes, rice, or your favorite side dish.
Conclusion:
Cabbage rolls are a hearty and delicious meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are relatively easy to make, and they can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a little planning, you can make a delicious and satisfying meal that your family and friends will love.
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