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Ok my deconstructed cabbage rolls. See I love cabbage rolls but alas they were always an ordeal to make, much like tamale's or stuffed grape leaves. So I never could have it as often as I wanted it and well cabbage is always so damn cheap and is a great fiber and good for you. Though it can make some people gassy so some beano may be in order. Well I thought about it and figured out why in the hell do I even roll them up? so here it goes after a few experments.
2 pounds ground beef or 1 pound ground beef 1/2 pound ground pork 1/2 pound ground veal (I like the mix best but its more expensive)
1 1/2 cup chopped onion
2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (16 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves crushed garlic
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
2 (16 ounce) cans beef broth or one of those resealable boxes.
1 head cabbage chopped (1 inch or so pieces)
1 cup uncooked white rice (short or long grain, I like jasmine)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
1 pair latex gloves (optional)
katchup (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Brown your meat in a pan, season with salt n pepper while it is cooking, not to much salt though just a tad. Drain when done.
In a large bowl toss in the tomato sauce, the tomatoe soup, the beef broth, the worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, nutmeg, garlic. Stir well to combine. Add in your rice, onions stir again, then put on some rubber and mix in the cabbage and cooked meat.
Dump it all into a 9x13 oven safe baking dish. Cover it with foil or a cover if your pan has one. Place in preheated oven and leave alone for an hour.
Then open it up, stir it up and cook another 20 or 30 minutes covered. (20 if your not going to use katchup). After 20 min squirt katchup over top, be creative and liberal. Crank oven to broil and cook 5-10 min more to carmalize katchup. Or just leave covered and cook the final 30 minutes after stiring.
Walla, its very tasty and no damn hassle of blanching a cabbage head, pulling off leaves, rolling the fuckers up, and all that jazz. It may not look as pretty but trust me your mouth will not complain nor has anyone else who has tried it.
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