Fill with 1 2 cup to 3 4 cup of the rice filling depending on how large the leaf is. Fold the thick end of the leaf up over the filling then fold in the sides. Place the large tray on the top of the pot. How to do that. Cover and bake for 30 mins until the rice is fully tender.

Stuffed cabbage rolls are prepared around the world using many different ingredients and cooking methods. Pour some well seasoned broth lamb or beef would be delicious but any broth will do mixed with tomato puree if using over the cabbage filling just to the top layer of cabbage rolls. Stuffed cabbage roll recipes exist in every ethnic cuisine and are considered comfort food to the highest degree. Middle eastern stuffed cabbage rolls crinkly savoy cabbage leaves which pull apart more easily than white cabbage are stuffed with a combination of lentils currants and olives then blanketed in a spicy tomato sauce. Put a spoonful of the rice into the centre of a cabbage leaf roll up and put in a shallow casserole dish.

This is a middle eastern or arabic version of cabbage rolls stuffed with rice almonds and spices and served with a mint flavored yogurt sauce. Repeat with the remaining rice and leaves. A middle eastern specialty these lebanese stuffed cabbage rolls are made with beef rice lemon and garlic. Then continue to build layers of cabbage rolls scattering in garlic as you go. Place a cabbage leaf on a flat work surface.

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Middle eastern spiced meat and rice rolled into green cabbage leaves then finished in the oven. Repeat with remaining leaves. A recipe adapted from my syrian mother in law. Let the cooked stuffed cabbage rolls it stand for a few minutes before you move the rolls to the serving plate the traditional middle eastern way to serve stuffed cabbage rolls is to flip the pan on a large tray. Some are strictly vegetarian filled with buckwheat groats barley or millet while others feature beef lamb or pork or a combination of all three.

It actually is ben s favorite which is why i made an entire middle eastern feast for him for valentine s day last. By afiyet olson save pin print. Spoon the sauce over the cabbage rolls. Place a plate on top of your cabbage rolls then cover with a lid. Place a heavy plate inside the pot on top of the rolls cover the pot and turn on the stove on high heat for about 5 10 minutes until they boil at which time you turn heat to very low and let them simmer slowly for 1 to 1 5 hours until the cabbage is fully cooked and is no longer crunchy time may vary however you should be left with a bit of sauce on the bottom don t let it dry up.

Place a heavy plate inside the pot on top of the rolls cover the pot and turn on the stove on high heat for about 5 10 minutes until they boil at which time you turn heat to very low and let them simmer slowly for 1 to 1 5 hours until the cabbage is fully cooked and is no longer crunchy time may vary however you should be left with a bit of sauce on the bottom don t let it dry up. It actually is ben s favorite which is why i made an entire middle eastern feast for him for valentine s day last. Middle eastern spiced meat and rice rolled into green cabbage leaves then finished in the oven. This is a middle eastern or arabic version of cabbage rolls stuffed with rice almonds and spices and served with a mint flavored yogurt sauce. Stuffed cabbage rolls are prepared around the world using many different ingredients and cooking methods.

Place a plate on top of your cabbage rolls then cover with a lid. Fill with 1 2 cup to 3 4 cup of the rice filling depending on how large the leaf is.