Best 6 Sweet Sour Cabbage Rolls Recipes

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Sweet and sour cabbage rolls are a delectable dish that combines the tangy flavor of vinegar with the sweet taste of sugar and spices. Originating from European cuisines, these rolls have become a staple in many households around the world. Cabbage leaves are stuffed with a mixture of ground meat, rice, vegetables, and herbs, then simmered in a tangy sauce made with vinegar, sugar, and spices. The result is a dish that is both flavorful and satisfying. Whether you are looking for a new recipe to try or are simply curious about this classic dish, this article will provide you with all the information you need to make delicious sweet and sour cabbage rolls.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SWEET AND SOUR BRAISED PORK STUFFED NAPA CABBAGE ROLLS



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So, as much as we love Irish food (did we mention our obsession with Irish Soda bread?), we challenged Chef Ivan Flowers to deliciously incorporate our Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade into some traditional Irish flavors. Well, he knocked it out of the park. If you use our All Natural Teriyaki Marinade, this recipe is gluten free!

Provided by MauiMaidTeri

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 head napa cabbage
1 lb fresh ground pork
1 (12 ounce) can whole san marzano tomatoes
1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons pureed garlic
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups Chardonnay wine
2 cups cooked white rice
1/4 cup all natural maui maid teriyaki marinade
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
2 lemons, juice of
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon

Steps:

  • Place cabbage in salted boiling water for 8 minutes with lemon juice.
  • Remove cool and separate into individual leafs. Make sure to slice middle ridge so the leaf is totally flat for rolling, reserve.
  • Heat a large sauté pan with olive oil over medium heat.
  • Place onions in pan and sweat for 7 minutes.
  • Add pork and sauté for another 10 minutes making sure to break up pork with a spoon as you sauté.
  • Add garlic puree and cook till garlic is caramelized.
  • Now add Teriyaki sauce and reduce till mixture has reduced.
  • Drain off excess liquid and cool mixture at room temperature.
  • Add cooked rice along with mascarpone cheese and chopped fresh tarragon. Combine well.
  • Take a tablespoon of mixture and place in cabbage leaf, roll tightly to form a cabbage burrito roll.
  • The Sauce.
  • Pulse tomatoes with the liquid in a blender for 20 seconds.
  • Add tomatoes to a pot along with vinegar, sugar, white wine and sweet chili sauce and reduce by 1/3.
  • Place cabbage rolls in a baking dish and cover with liquid by two thirds.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and place in a 350F degree oven for 25 minutes.
  • Serve in a bowl and drizzle sauce over cabbage.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS WITH SAUERKRAUT



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This is a stick-to-the-ribs vegetarian delight! Good to prepare on a day when you can enjoy the creativity of cooking!

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Weeknight

Time 2h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons walnut oil or 2 tablespoons other vegetable oil
1 cup uncooked brown rice
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons raisins
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 head cabbage
2 lbs fresh deli-type sauerkraut
1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice, coarsely chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste, plus
1 cup water
1/4 cup honey or 1/4 cup date sugar, more to taste

Steps:

  • Finely chop 1 or 2 onion slices to make about 2 tablespoons.
  • In a saucepan, cook the chopped onion in 1 tbsp oil, stirring, until translucent and limp. (Reserve the remaining onion slices.)
  • Mix in the rice, stock, raisins, seeds, cinnamon, half of the salt and half of the pepper.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat, lower the heat, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
  • While the rice mixture is cooking, remove the core from the cabbage and discard.
  • Place the cabbage in a large steamer or a deep soup pot and steam until the outer leaves become limp enough to remove one by one. (You'll need at least 18 leaves, and more if possible.) Lay out the leaves on a clean dishcloth to cool.
  • Using a knife, remove the thick lower portion of the veins.
  • Finely shred the remaining cabbage and reserve.
  • Drain the sauerkraut, cover with fresh cold water, drain again and reserve.
  • In a casserole dish, cook the reserved onion slices in remaining tbsp of oil, stirring,until limp, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the shredded cabbage, sauerkraut, chopped tomatoes and their juices, tomato paste with water and remaining salt and pepper.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
  • Stir in the honey or date sugar and simmer a few minutes to blend.
  • Taste and add more honey or date sugar if needed to balance the sour.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Fluff the rice mixture to distribute the raisins, sunflower seeds and spices.
  • Place 2 tbls.
  • of the filling on the lower third of a cabbage leaf.
  • Fold up the lower part of the leaf, then fold over both sides, and roll up.
  • Repeat with the remaining filling and cabbage leaves.
  • Place the rolls seam side down into the casserrole dish, pushing them into the sauce.
  • Cover and bake 25 minutes.
  • Spoon the sauce over the rolls and bake 20 minutes more.
  • If desired, continue baking, uncovered, to brown the top.
  • Serve hot.
  • Enjoy!

SWEET & SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS



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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

3 lbs lean ground beef
2 teaspoons salt, to taste
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons celery salt, to taste
1/2 cup ketchup
2 large eggs
1/2 cup crushed unsalted cracker (measure after crushing)
2 heads green cabbage
6 quarts boiling water
3 cups onions, chopped
2 cups bottled mild chili sauce (such as Heinz)
1 (12 ounce) jar grape jelly

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.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS



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A delicious meal with a great sauce that compliments the meat filling. This is for the adventurous cook.

Provided by Anita Hoffman

Categories     Beef

Time 3h40m

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 large head cabbage, cored
1 tsp oil
1 1/2-2 lb ground beef
1/2 c cooked rice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 c diced onion
1 egg
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
1 can(s) (16 ounce) diced tomatoes
1 can(s) ( 8 ounce) tomato puree
1 c water
1/4 c diced onion
1/3 c firmly packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
6 gingersnaps, crumbled
1/3 c golden raisins (optional)
1/2 tsp salt

Steps:

  • 1. Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the onions until golden.
  • 2. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef with the egg, cooked rice, salt and pepper Add the sauteed onions to the beef mixture and mix well. Set aside.
  • 3. Core the cabbage and separate into leaves. Place the leaves into a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes. Drain and cool the leaves until they can be easily handled.
  • 4. Trim tough ribs from cabbage leaves. Place about 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture on a leaf. Fold the edges toward the center and roll up. Repeat until all the leaves are used.
  • 5. Place the rolls in a large pot with the edges down, piling one on top of another, and separating them with a few of the small cabbage leaves.
  • 6. SAUCE: In a saucepan, combine the tomatoes, tomato puree, water, onions, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, gingersnaps, raisins and salt. Simmer for 10 minutes, then taste and adjust the the sweet and sour to your liking. Pour the sauce over the cabbage rolls, cover and cook gently on top of the stove for 2 - 1/2- 3 hours.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS



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Mother used to make this recipe once a week for the Deli where she worked. They sold a ton of these every Wednesday. I am going to post it for the original recipe but will include the cut down version for 4-8 people also. They are my Favorite of all cabbage rolls, because they remind me of sauerbraten. So Tasty.

Provided by Pam Ellingson

Categories     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 16

20 heads of cabbage (1 head)
1 1/4 c flour (1 tbsp.)
20 c raisins (1 cup)
20 lb ground beef - 80 or more % lean (1 lb.)
30 c cooked rice (1 1/2 c.)
2 1/2 c grated onion (2 tbsp)
6 2/3 Tbsp salt this amount is 6 tbsp plus 2 tsp ( 1 tsp)
1 1/2 c chopped green pepper (1/4 cup)
20 medium onions, sliced (1 onion)
4 gal tomatoes, canned italian style with juice (1 -15 oz can)
20 bay leaves (1-2 leaves)
2 1/2 c vegetable oil (2 tbsp)
10 c water ( 1/2 c.)
2 1/2 c brown sugar (2 tbsp)
2 1/2 c lemon juice (2 tbsp)
5 c ground ginger snaps (1/4 c.)

Steps:

  • 1. Cut core out of cabbage and place in large pot of boiling water to soften outer leaves. Using tongs, grab the stem end of the leaf and pull it off as it softens. Place leaves on paper towel lined pan for use later. When you have enough leaves to wrap the amount of rolls you want, remove the remainder of the cabbage head and let cool. When cool, chop coarsely (or shred) and reserve. Slice onions and reserve.
  • 2. Grease and flour the pans (casserole 10x17 or so) Place chopped Cabbage and sliced onions in bottom of the pan.
  • 3. Combine rice, beef, 1/2 the raisins, grated onion, green pepper, salt and pepper. Mix well and measure into 4 ounce rolls. Wrap rolls in softened cabbage leaves, tuck in the ends and place rolls, seam side down, on top of the cabbage and onions in the pan.
  • 4. When all rolls are made, sprinkle with the remaining raisins, and bay leaves and spread the tomatoes over all.
  • 5. Combine Oil, Brown sugar, water, lemon juice and gingersnaps, mix well and pour over the top of the rolls.
  • 6. Cover the casserole with foil and poke a few holes in the foil to let steam escape. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 Degrees.
  • 7. The large recipe makes 4 full length steam pans of about 24 rolls each. Small recipe makes 6-8 servings.

SWEET AND SOUR CABBAGE ROLLS



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Categories     Beef     Bake     Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 15

Filling
2 lb. lean ground meat (use beef, veal or lamb or a mixture)
1/2 cup grated onion
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup raw rice
1/4 cup chili sauce
prepared mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 (1-3/4 lb.) can Italian plum tomatoes
2 (11 oz. each) can tomato mushroom sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice

Steps:

  • For the filling: In a large mixing bowl, combine all the filling ingredients. Place 1 heaping Tbsp. in center of each leaf, folding in end and sides and rolling up to form a snug roll. Continue till all filling and leaves are used. Shred smaller remaining leaves For the sweet and sour sauce combine ingredients in small bowl. If you can't find mushroom tomato sauce, then use tomato sauce. In large pot or roasting pan, layer shredded cabbage (any leaves not suitable for filling), place stuffed cabbage rolls and sauce on top of shredded cabbage. Continue till all are in pot. Simmer for 2 hours on stove top tightly covered, or cook in preheated 275 oven for 2 hours. Yield: 30 Cabbage Rolls

Tips:

  • Use fresh cabbage leaves for the best flavor and texture. If the leaves are too thick, blanch them in boiling water for a few minutes to soften them.
  • Make sure the rice is cooked before adding it to the filling. This will prevent the rolls from becoming mushy.
  • Use a variety of vegetables in the filling to add flavor and texture. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, and mushrooms.
  • Season the filling generously with salt and pepper. You can also add other spices, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika.
  • Be careful not to overcook the rolls. They should be cooked until the cabbage leaves are tender and the filling is heated through.
  • Serve the rolls with your favorite sauce. Some popular options include tomato sauce, cream sauce, or sweet and sour sauce.

Conclusion:

Sweet and sour cabbage rolls are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. With a little planning and preparation, you can make these rolls in no time. So next time you are looking for a new and exciting recipe to try, give sweet and sour cabbage rolls a try. You won't be disappointed!

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