Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 6, 2014 16:19:44 GMT
This is one of my favourite meals. I could eat it every day. Ingredients Original recipe makes 8 cabbage rolls 2/3 cup water 1/3 cup uncooked white rice 8 cabbage leaves 1 pound lean ground beef 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper Directions In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Bring a large, wide saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves and cook for 2 to 4 minutes or until softened; drain. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, 1 cup cooked rice, onion, egg, salt and pepper, along with 2 tablespoons of tomato soup. Mix thoroughly. Divide the beef mixture evenly among the cabbage leaves. Roll and secure them with toothpicks or string. In a large skillet over medium heat, place the cabbage rolls and pour the remaining tomato soup over the top. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring and basting with the liquid often.
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Post by horselady on Mar 7, 2014 2:12:23 GMT
I love stuffed cabbage and i discovered that if you drop the whole head of cabbage into the pot of boiling water after you cut out the core and than stab it with a huge piercing fork you can pull off each leaf as they get soft without them breaking. thus pulling of many leaves and not just the few leaves on the outside. just a handy tip when i was in a thinking mood.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 11:58:55 GMT
I don't know how you do it but we use pickled cabbage that was in salt water for few weeks.
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Post by horselady on Mar 7, 2014 12:29:03 GMT
We use a fresh cabbage. and if you do what i suggested in the above post your leaves will not break. the brine of the cabbage leaves makes them soft. and easy to roll. but i would also need to watch the salt from it.
try it with fresh and the brine also is used on grape leaves for them to be stuffed and rolls like the arabian method those are made with ground lamb and are shaped like cigars. have not had them in years. campfire
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 12:47:21 GMT
Thanks, I will try to make them like that, just to try how it tastes.
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Post by horselady on Mar 8, 2014 21:17:18 GMT
When you steam the grape leaves put them on lamb bones and sprinkle with salt and slices of lemon and put the rolled grape leaves in layers in the pan with just a little water , and cover the pan and steam it for a while.
as for the cabbage rolls. i usually cook them in tomatoes either fresh cut up or canned. Now i am going to go shopping tomorrow for the ingredients to make them.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 8, 2014 21:22:26 GMT
I will make it too for my bf tomorow. I just hope it turns out well since I am not that god in kitchen hehe. Thanks for you advice how to make it better. :-)
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Post by horselady on Mar 13, 2014 1:00:48 GMT
You could do the same mixture and cooking for stuffed peppers. or squash, zucchini. or eggplant. very versatile.
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