Ingredients
For the tomato sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup onion, yellow finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers
- 28 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes, do not drain
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
For the cabbage rolls:
- 2 pounds ground beef 80/20
- 1 ½ cups cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup onion, yellow, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
- 2 eggs
- 1 head cabbage
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Sauce:
- Add the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook until the onions are translucent.
- Add the minced garlic and toss with the onion.
- Add the fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and pepper, and seasonings to the pot.
- Stir to combine, and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add in the brown sugar and red wine vinegar, stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Cook the sauce for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In a large stock pot filled to ¾ full, bring the water to a boil.
- Add the cabbage head in the boiling water.
- Cook for 7-8 minutes or until cabbage leaves are pliable.
- Remove the cabbage from the stock pot and place on a baking tray.
- Peel 12 large leaves off the cabbage.
- In a large bowl add the ground beef, rice, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, seasonings, parsley and egg in a bowl.
- Stir to combine.
- Use your hands to combine the meat mixture.
- Lay each cabbage leaf on a cutting board or flat service. .
- Use scissors to cut off the thick part of the cabbage rib.
- Take a portion of the meat mixture and form into a log shape, then place in the center of a cabbage leaf.
- Roll the cabbage leaf around the meat mixture, like you would a burrito.
- Repeat with remaining meat and cabbage leaves, until all the meat mixture is used.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Use a 9″x13″ pan and coat with cooking spray.
- Place 1/2 of the fire roasted tomato sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Place the cabbage rolls, seam side down, in the dish.
- Top with remaining sauce.
- Cover the baking dish with foil.
- Bake for 90 minutes or until cabbage is tender.
- Garnish and enjoy!
