Description
Delightful and flavorful stuffed cabbage rolls blended with a mix of rice, herbs, and spices, all enveloped in tender cabbage leaves and topped with rich tomato sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium green cabbage
- Water
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1/2 cup shredded yellow onion
- 1 tomato, chopped or diced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp ground cumin, more for later
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, more to taste
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
- 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 1 to 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
Instructions
- Remove and discard the first couple of leaves from the cabbage. Wash it in cold water. Cut approximately 1/4 inch off the bottom of the head and place the head in boiling water for about 2 minutes to soften.
- Peel off the softened leaves with tongs and set aside to cool. Cut each leaf into halves or thirds, removing thick veins.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine rice, shredded onions, chopped tomato, herbs, salt and pepper, spices, olive oil, 1/2 can of tomato sauce, and 1/4 cup of water. Mix well.
- Lightly oil a Dutch oven or heavy cooking pot and line the bottom with sliced onions and Roma tomatoes.
- Take a piece of cabbage, place it coarse side up, and add 1 tsp of the rice mixture at the end of the leaf closest to you. Roll up the leaf to enclose the stuffing. Repeat with remaining leaves.
- Layer the cabbage rolls seam side down in the prepared pot. Top with remaining tomato sauce and water to almost cover the rolls, adding a pinch more cumin.
- Place a small plate on top of the cabbage rolls. Cook on high heat for 5 to 7 minutes until the liquid reduces by half. Then reduce heat to low, cover with the lid, and cook for 30 minutes.
- Remove the plate and cover again, cooking for an additional 15 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked.
- Allow cabbage rolls to sit undisturbed before serving.
Notes
For optimal flavor, consider sautéing onions before adding them to the stuffing. You can also add feta and olives for a Mediterranean flair.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 rolls
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg