Here’s a hearty, old-fashioned Country Cabbage Rolls recipe — simple, comforting, and perfect for a cozy family meal 🥬🍅
🥬 Country Cabbage Rolls
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 large head green cabbage
- 1½ lb ground beef (or half beef / half pork)
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Sauce
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dried thyme or oregano
🔪 Instructions
- Prepare cabbage
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Remove core from cabbage and boil whole head 8–10 minutes, peeling off softened leaves as they loosen.
- Drain and cool.
- Make filling
- In a bowl, combine ground meat, rice, onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, paprika, and Worcestershire.
- Assemble rolls
- Place 2–3 tbsp filling on each cabbage leaf.
- Fold sides in and roll tightly.
- Make sauce
- Mix tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, and herbs.
- Bake
- Spread a thin layer of sauce in a large baking dish.
- Arrange cabbage rolls seam-side down.
- Pour remaining sauce over top.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1½ hours.
- Serve
- Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
🌟 Country-Style Tips
- Extra tender: Add a little beef broth to the sauce
- Old-school flavor: Use bacon grease to sauté the onion
- Crockpot method: Cook on LOW 6–7 hours
- Freezer-friendly: Freeze baked or unbaked rolls
If you’d like, I can share:
- A lazy unstuffed cabbage roll casserole
- A Polish or Hungarian version
- A sweet-and-sour country sauce
- An oven-free slow cooker recipe
Just tell me 😊
